News Vulcan: ULA's Next Generation Launcher

[GLS]

Hours away!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744113187165720625

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744122760618463291

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744098567214510520

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744058029421556022

Official stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6KTFMHenA

 

[jarmonik]

Let's hope everything goes fine. I wonder what's the probability it leaves the pad during the first launch attempt.

 

[GLS]

T-5 minutes

 

[GLS]

T-2 minutes

 

[GLS]

T0, liftoff!!!

 

[GLS]

SRB separation!

 

[GLS]

BE-4 shutdown! Stage separation! RL-10 ignition!

 

[GLS]

Payload fairing separation!

 

[jarmonik]

Perfect launch, ULA been doing great job there.

 

[GLS]

Early data points to SRB and first stage performance to be "spot on".

 

[GLS]

Perfect launch, ULA been doing great job there.

Still not finished.... but so far so good.

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744259987109536159

 

[GLS]

Centaur shutdown! Now in orbit!
TLI next.

 

[Fabri91]

And spacecraft separation!

 

[jarmonik]

Nice, well earned success for ULA.

 

[GLS]

This all worked far better than the public transportation I just had to endure...

Comm established with Peregrine!

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744267509686034859

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Live long and prosper, ULA

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1744261568651518018

 

[GLS]

Third Centaur burn ignition!