A ULA Vulcan rocket launched a Space Force mission, but an unexpected light show from its boosters sparked questions. Here's ...

United Launch Alliance launched its Vulcan Centaur Rocket from Cape Canaveral today when an issue occurred in one of its ...

ULA’s Vulcan launches Space Force mission; solid booster anomaly under investigation ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit ...

United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Vulcan Centaur V-005, with four solid rocket boosters in the VC4S ...

The Space Force certified Vulcan Centaur for U.S. national security missions in March 2025. The rocket performed its first such flight that August, successfully delivering an experimental navigation ...

The rocket delivered a classified military payload to orbit, but there appeared to be a problem on the flight.

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying classified Space Force payloads suffered a booster problem but apparently ...

On its second mission in October 2024, a side-mounted booster used to provide extra thrust experienced a small explosion shortly after liftoff. Despite the incident, the rocket completed its mission.

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

The Vulcan has launched on its second-ever national security spaceflight in what will be the biggest test yet for ULA's ...

ULA’s Vulcan rocket lifted off at 4:22 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.