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Upcoming Launches
| Date, Time (UTC) | Payload | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | USSF-106 | Vulcan Centaur 4S |
| 2024 Q4 | USSF-87 | Vulcan Centaur 4S |
| 2025 Q1 | Kuiper | Atlas V 551 |
| 2025 H1 | ViaSat-3 EMEA | Atlas V 551 |
Updated 11 Oct. More details here.
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2024 ULA Launch Highlights
22:55 UTC
Tory Bruno on Bluesky: "Reuse System CDR underway in Centennial. This torus is from the HIAD, about half way across the cone."
23:52 UTC
Tory Bruno on Bluesky: "Thought you guys might find this interesting. Building some qual Hardware for the new reusable (booster) thrust structure. #VulcanRocket"
23:49 UTC
15:34 UTC
What are these for?
Appears to be airbags around the BE-4s. Am I right?
11:56 UTC
Tory Bruno on the Vulcan Cert-2 SRB anomaly investigation: "Nearly finished. Corrective actions underway"
00:18 UTC
Why isn't Vulcan called Atlas 6?
18:20 UTC
Hello! When will Atlas stop? Vulcan will get human certified?
Atlas V is close to retirement Google and Wikipedia aren't being very helpful in telling when will will the last Atlas fly. I'm assuming the last half dozen flights are currently starliner and after that starliner is on Vulcan?
Because if everything goes to plan starliner will be the crew vehicle or choice for orbital reef unless dream chaser gets crewed.
05:56 UTC
Why is the Atlas V 521's GEM 63s asymmetrical?
13:37 UTC
What's the status of the Centaur V changes being developed?
People always ask Tory about SMART and re-usability so we know where ULA stands there. But what's been happening with Centaur?
- The Centaur V "LEO optimized configuration"
- RL10C-X engines
- Other upgrades, life extension kits...
00:51 UTC
ULA Job Portal Technical Issues
I applied to ULA's software engineering internship for 2025 and tried to view the status of my application, but couldn't log into my account. I also couldn't get a password reset email sent to the address I registered with. Maybe this is just them not moving forward with my application, but does anyone know an email address I can write to and get help with this? I couldn't find one on the website, so any help is much appreciated!
00:14 UTC
Tory Bruno on the Cert-2 SRB anomaly: "Working it. Good quality data collected. Hardware recovered. Very small impact on the flight. I expect a relatively rapid resolution."
01:31 UTC
Eric Berger on X: "Dreamchaser-1 is now NET May 2025. I'm not sure I would feel particularly confident in that date either, but there you go."
22:33 UTC
Tory Talk: The Mission to Certify Vulcan
02:28 UTC
Vulcan VC2S, Cert-2 launch updates and discussion
The second flight of ULA's Vulcan rocket is scheduled to lift off from SLC-41 on Friday, 4 October during a window that runs from 10:00 to 13:00 UTC (6:00 to 9:00 AM EDT). Vulcan is flying in the 2S configuration, with two Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL solid rocket motors and a standard-length payload fairing. The payload for the Cert-2 mission is an inert mass.
#Watch the launch:
ULA's webcast will begin at TBD
#Updates:
#Information & Resources:
Media:
Useful Links:
Updates on X from ULA, Tory Bruno, and /r/ULA
18:51 UTC