News Vulcan: ULA's Next Generation Launcher

[MarkWatney2015]

Challenger flashbacks. At least the astronauts can escape the potential disaster this time with an LES attached to the Orion

 

[DaveS]

Challenger flashbacks. At least the astronauts can escape the potential disaster this time with an LES attached to the Orion

Orion uses the Space Launch System (SLS) which uses very different and much larger SRBs. No crew vehicle is assigned to Vulcan at this time.

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Orion uses the Space Launch System (SLS) which uses very different and much larger SRBs. No crew vehicle is assigned to Vulcan at this time.

I was referring to the SLS itself after someone posted a test failure of its SRB. The blow through on both rockets reminded me of Challenger

 

[DaveS]

I was referring to the SLS itself after someone posted a test failure of its SRB. The blow through on both rockets reminded me of Challenger

That was an early Demonstration Motor (DM) of the SRM design intended replace the current shuttle SRMs when they have used up that inventory, called the Booster Obsolescence Life Extension (BOLE) booster. They have enough in the inventory to last until Artemis 8.

 

[N_Molson]

So the problem is the GEM-63XL ?

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022726226956423335

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044487781779476519