The USSF-87 mission marked the Vulcan rocket’s second launch under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program.
Live updates from the early Feb. 12 ULA Vulcan liftoff from Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the USSF-87 mission.
The booster anomaly resulted in months of delays before the Space Force finally gave ULA the green light to begin launching its missions. Vulcan launched its first military payload in August 2025, ...
The latest flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket was more than another routine climb to orbit. It was a high‑stakes national security mission, a live engineering stress test and a preview ...
A ULA Vulcan rocket launched a Space Force mission, but an unexpected light show from its boosters sparked questions. Here's ...
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 Ariane 6 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America at 11:45 am EST (16:45 ...
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying classified Space Force payloads suffered a booster problem but apparently ...
As a ULA Vulcan bolted into the early Thursday skies over Cape Canaveral, many witnessed a solid rocket booster issue.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launched successfully Thursday morning while experiencing an issue with its booster after liftoff.
United Launch Alliance flew its Vulcan rocket for only the fourth time early Thursday, but suffered yet another fiery burn ...