Space.com By Mike Wall 10/2/2024
The new rocket is scheduled to lift off on Friday (Oct. 4) at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT).United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready for its second-ever liftoff, which is targeted for Friday (Oct. 4).
ULA conducted a launch readiness review (LRR) today (Oct. 2) for Vulcan Centaur's second mission, a test flight called Cert-2 that's designed to help get the rocket certified for use by the U.S. Space Force. And everything went well.
"Leadership from ULA and the Space Force assessed the readiness of the rocket, payload and mission assets, discussed the status of pre-flight processing work, heard technical overviews of the countdown and flight, and previewed the weather forecast that projects a 75% chance of meeting the launch rules," ULA wrote in an update today. " At the conclusion of the meeting, senior leaders were polled and gave a ready status for launch, then signed the Launch Readiness Certificate."
Cert-2 will fly from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, during a three-hour window that opens at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT).
ULA rolled the Vulcan Centaur out to that pad on Monday (Sept. 30). On Tuesday (Oct. 1), the company conducted a crucial "wet dress rehearsal" with the rocket, fueling it up, going through a practice countdown and then offloading the propellant.
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https://www.space.com/ula-vulcan-centaur-go-launch-cert2
