Static Fire
Vulcan Cert-1 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF)
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s first Vulcan rocket will perform a test firing of the 1st stage BE-4 engines ahead of its first launch in summer 2023.
Updates
Nosu • June 7, 2023, 4:02 p.m.
Targeting today at approximately 22:00 UTC
SwGustav • May 25, 2023, 8:14 p.m.
Delayed, rollback is needed to inspect the engine ignition system
Cosmic_Penguin • May 25, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Added event.
LL2 • June 7, 2023, 9:59 p.m.
Livestream has started
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