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Vulcan Certification Flight 2 Deemed Successful

Orbit Achieved Despite SRB Issue During Launch

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Tom Patton
Oct 05, 2024
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The United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket successfully launched Friday on its second certification (Cert-2) flight.

"We had an observation on one of our solid rocket boosters (SRB) that we are reviewing but we are overall pleased with the rocket’s performance and had a bullseye insertion.”
Tory Bruno, ULA

Liftoff occurred at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launc…

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