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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Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 8, 2024, 7:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology. Astrobotic was selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver up to 14 NASA payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in 2022.

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