{"id":21813,"date":"2024-01-07T17:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ula-readies-for-vulcans-debut-launch-while-concerns-over-two-of-its-payloads-arise\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:05:57","slug":"ula-readies-for-vulcans-debut-launch-while-concerns-over-two-of-its-payloads-arise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ula-readies-for-vulcans-debut-launch-while-concerns-over-two-of-its-payloads-arise\/","title":{"rendered":"ULA readies for Vulcan\u2019s debut launch, while concerns over two of its payloads arise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update:<\/em><\/strong> ULA successfully launched Vulcan, however, Astrobotic has run into some issues orienting the lander.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vulcan at the launch pad<\/h2>\n

Early Friday morning ULA rolled its first Vulcan rocket out of its vertical integration facility on the new Vulcan Launch Platform. This platform is similar to what is currently used for the Atlas V, but designed to hold the larger Vulcan rocket. It travels roughly 500 meters on rails to the launch pad.<\/p>\n

On top is a commercial lunar lander built by Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh based company, which hopes to become the first commercial lander to successfully land on the Moon. Astrobotic\u2019s business model will be to provide lunar landing services to those that wish to pay for space on its landers. One of its biggest customers will be NASA.<\/p>\n

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