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For the second time, incredibly lucky that the rocket was able to complete its mission despite a solid rocket motor failure. Absolute respect for the adaptability and responsiveness of the rocket's guidance and control technology. But these boosters... in their current form, are truly dangerously unreliable.

#Centaur #Feststoffbooster #GEO #GSSAP7 #GSSAP8 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SLC41 #SRM #SSC #ULA #USA #USSF87 #Vulcan

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#ULA:
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ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense
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""Early during flight, the team observed a significant performance anomaly on one of the four solid rocket motors. Despite the observation, the Vulcan booster and Centaur performed nominally and delivered the spacecraft directly to geosynchronous orbit,’"

https://newsroom.ulalaunch.com/releases/ula-vulcan-rocket-successfully-launches-the-future-of-defense

12.2.2026

#Centaur #Feststoffbooster #GEO #GSSAP7 #GSSAP8 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SLC41 #SRM #SSC #USA #USSF87 #Vulcan

ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2026) -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 4:22 a.m. EST, strengthening national security space.