CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance plans to launch a brand new rocket known as the Vulcan Centaur later this year from Cape Canaveral following years of development.
The company said in an update it continues to prepare for the maiden launch later this year but did not provide an estimated launch date.
ULA is modifying Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to support Vulcan rocket launches. ULA officials said they have made several modifications at the launch site and processing facilities for the 183-foot-tall rocket. [TRENDING: Even colder air on the way | Latest on $1,400 economic relief payments | Bars, nightclubs continue to disobey local COVID-19 rules] SLC-41 now has an added 300,000 gallon liquid