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Vulcan Rocket Certified to Launch National Missions

High Energy Architecture Rocket Delivers to Exotic Orbits

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Tom Patton
Apr 02, 2025
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The United States Space Force has certified the ULA Vulcan Rocket to fly National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. The certification follows years of development and completion of a comprehensive certification plan that included two successful certification missions.

“Vulcan is uniquely designed to meet the challenging requirements demanded by an e…

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