{"id":78758,"date":"2025-08-13T03:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78758\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T03:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:49:10","slug":"ulas-vulcan-centaur-launches-first-national-security-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78758\/","title":{"rendered":"ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launches first national security mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0 United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off Aug. 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying the U.S. Space Force\u2019s USSF-106 mission. The launch marked Vulcan\u2019s first flight for the National Security Space Launch program, a milestone that comes after years of development and certification delays.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA\u2019s National Defense…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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