ULA Targets Second Vulcan Launch For Oct. 4

A Centaur V upper stage is stacked on a Vulcan rocket for the upcoming ULA Cert-2 mission from Cape Canaveral SFS.

Credit: United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Oct. 4 to launch its second Vulcan-Centaur rocket, a mission solely intended to fulfill certification requirements for U.S. national security space payloads to fly on the new booster. The mission, designated Certification-2 (Cert-2), was originally to double...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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