Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine?
"I can say we’re weeks away from launching on Vulcan.".
"I can say we’re weeks away from launching on Vulcan."
The short version
- Welcome to Edition 9.14 of the Rocket Report!
- The big news this week, from our perspective, is that United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket appears to be close to launching.
- We’ve seen a no-earlier-than launch date for the return to flight mission of October 29 (an Amazon Leo flight), and the next rocket up after that, also an Amazon Leo mission, is also planned for this year.
What happened
Assuming the solid rocket boosters work, Vulcan could be poised for a major breakthrough next year in cadence. Pushing for more commercial activity … The mission was Nuri’s fourth consecutive success after its debut flight failed in 2021, raising the small-lift rocket’s overall launch success rate to 80 percent.
Why it matters
After the launch, Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon pledged continued government support for additional launches led by the private sector as South Korea seeks to shift from a government-led space development model toward a more commercially driven industry.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Ars Technica via the links above and below.