This USSF-87 mission is the ULA rocket's longest to date and carries its heaviest payload. The mission is meant to deploy a spacecraft to an orbit nearly 90 times higher than the International Space ...

United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday. The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying a suite of classified Space Force payloads suffered what appeared to be a burn through in the nozzle of a strap-on solid-fuel booster Thursday, but ...

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

The powerful Vulcan rocket has launched on its second-ever national security spaceflight in what will be the biggest test yet for an up-and-coming spacecraft. Launching atop a staggering 3 million ...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket is preparing for its fourth launch and second national security mission. The upcoming mission will carry the rocket's heaviest payload to date on its ...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket is preparing for its fourth launch from Cape Canaveral, and its second national security mission for the U.S. Space Force. The upcoming mission will be the ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch the Space Force mission USSF-87 in February 2026. Credit: United Launch Alliance WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance plans to begin 2026 ...

A Research Triangle Park-based rare earths magnet company has announced it is building a nearly billion-dollar factory in Johnston County, near the confluence of Interstate 40 and Interstate 95.

Vulcan said Monday it will build and operate a 10,000-metric-ton magnet production facility in the U.S., while ReElement Technologies scales its recycling and refining of rare earth oxides from end-of ...

U.S. takes $50M equity and backs Vulcan with a $620M War Department loan Vulcan raised over $1B total, including $550M private and a $50M CHIPS grant Company plans a 10,000-metric-ton magnet factory ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. U.S. takes $50M equity and backs Vulcan with a $620M War Department loan Vulcan raised over $1B total, including $550M private and a ...