Like the Atlas V, the Vulcan supports optional solid rocket boosters (SRBs) that are attached radially around the first stage. The Vulcan will use larger versions of the GEM-63 SRBs currently ...

Centaur V is the latest iteration of the greatly successful Centaur upper stage, which has been flying on Atlas rockets since 1962. The diameter of the stage has been increased to five meters to ...

Despite not having launched anything in more than five months, United Launch Alliance still expects to fly around 12 missions this year. But it’s still waiting on the Space Force to certify ...

ULA took over operation of Atlas V and Delta IV, as well as the older Delta II rocket which retired in 2018. A two-stage rocket, Atlas V consists of a Common Core Booster (CCB) with a Centaur ...

Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for a lot of missions. These include ...

Seven minutes later, Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Starbase for a dramatic catch by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. It was the third time that SpaceX has ...

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket roars away from Cape Canaveral ... Powered by a Russian RD-180 first stage engine and five strap-on solid-propellant boosters, the Atlas 5 roared to life ...

The Centaur III upper stage tank and RL-10 engine exhibit was ... and research purposes over the course of the Atlas II and ...

This involves removing the rocket's Centaur upper stage, interstage adapter ... an even split between its new Vulcan rocket and the Atlas V heading for retirement. That would require around ...