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After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

United Launch Alliance delivered multiple US military satellites into a high-altitude orbit after a prime-time launch Tuesday night, marking an important transition from development to operations for the company’s new Vulcan rocket. This mission, officially designated USSF-106 by the US Space Force, was the first flight of ULA’s Vulcan rocket to carry national security payloads. Two test flights of the …

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