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

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launched successfully Thursday morning while experiencing an issue with its ...

As a ULA Vulcan bolted into the early Thursday skies over Cape Canaveral, many witnessed a solid rocket booster issue.

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

United Launch Alliance flew its Vulcan rocket for only the fourth time early Thursday, but suffered yet another fiery burn ...

Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12).

Live updates from the early Feb. 12 ULA Vulcan liftoff from Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the ...

The powerful Vulcan faces its biggest test yet as it prepares to launch on its second national security mission from Florida.

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

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 ...

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.