CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is set to lift off Friday morning from Florida’s Space Coast for its final test flight needed for its certification process with the U.S. Space Force.
The launch window runs from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the Cert-2 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Near the second launch attempt at 6:30 a.m., an issue was discovered.
We are recycling the #VulcanRocket countdown to prepare for another opportunity to conduct the #Cert2 launch today. We have an available window until 9 a.m. EDT (1300 UTC) for liftoff to occur.
— ULA (@ulalaunch) October 4, 2024
ULA said the Cert-2 mission includes an inert payload and demonstrations associated with future Centaur V technologies and is the second of two test flights required for ULA’s certification process for national security missions with the U.S. Space Force.
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As of Thursday afternoon, there is an 80% chance of favorable launch conditions.
The 200-foot rocket won’t be carrying a customer payload this time due to the new Sierra Space Dream Chaser spaceplane not being ready yet for its first flight to the International Space Station.
The first Vulcan Centaur rocket blasted off from Brevard County on Jan 8. NASA has called the Vulcan Centaur’s maiden mission a precursor for returning astronauts to the surface of the moon.
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