{"id":50357,"date":"2024-01-08T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/08\/united-launch-alliances-vulcan-rocket-flies-debut-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:49:35","slug":"united-launch-alliances-vulcan-rocket-flies-debut-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2024\/01\/08\/united-launch-alliances-vulcan-rocket-flies-debut-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan rocket flies debut mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan rocket successfully completed its debut launch, continuing the vehicle\u2019s path toward certification to fly national security missions later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/govcon\/2024\/01\/08\/first-us-lander-in-half-century-rockets-to-moon-on-commerce-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">carrying a lunar lander called Peregrine<\/a>, developed by Astrobotic Technology. The lander is flying 20 payloads, including five for NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVulcan\u2019s inaugural launch ushers in a new, innovative capability to meet the ever-growing requirements of space launch,\u201d ULA CEO Tory Bruno said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Denver-based company, along with Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/10\/05\/space-force-seeks-bids-for-next-phase-of-national-security-launches\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of two firms with launch vehicles certified to fly space missions<\/a> for the U.S. Defense Department and the intelligence community. In 2020, the Space Force chose ULA to conduct 60% of its launches between fiscal 2022 and 2027 and SpaceX to fly the remaining 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once Vulcan is certified, it will replace the company\u2019s Atlas V and Delta IV rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is slated to occur this spring following Vulcan\u2019s second certification flight. The rocket will carry its first military mission this summer \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/07\/18\/launch-of-air-forces-experimental-navigation-satellite-delayed-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">an experimental navigation satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory<\/a> \u2014 and is scheduled to fly another three national security missions before the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Peller, ULA\u2019s vice president of Vulcan development, told reporters in a Jan. 5 briefing that this week\u2019s launch is the \u201cfinal step\u201d in the rocket\u2019s development. Vulcan\u2019s test program included more than 150 individual component tests and dozens of major system tests, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the rocket\u2019s first two flights are critical to demonstrate the Vulcan\u2019s performance and achieve certification, Peller said that process started long before the vehicle was ready to launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. Space Force has partnered with us through development and has had full insight into design, development and all the other validation tests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Vulcan\u2019s first flight, ULA will spend the next two months reviewing data and observations from the launch. 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