The payload fairing (PLF) provides a controlled, safe environment for spacecraft during ascent. All ULA PLFs are configured for off-pad payload encapsulation to enhance payload safety and security and minimize on-pad time.

2021年2月9日 · To our knowledge, ULA has the first dual-use facilities and launch pad capable of supporting two different launch vehicles, while providing greater flexibility leading up to the first Vulcan Centaur launch and a smooth transition from Atlas to Vulcan Centaur afterward.”

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2025年2月11日 · With a Space Force review still ongoing, ULA is removing its next Vulcan rocket from the launch pad. This picture, taken October 21, shows the first stage of the next Vulcan rocket as it was...

The payload support van (PVan) houses ground equipment such as the electrical and communication interfaces between the spacecraft systems and the launch pad throughout the countdown. The ground van (GVan) supports the launch vehicle with a …

Signaling a major milestone in the countdown to Vulcan Centaur, the newly assembled launch platform for our next-generation rocket made its first trek to the launch pad today to undergo ground system testing.

2021年8月25日 · ULA, a 50-50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has finished upgrades to pad 41 and the nearby Vertical Integration Facility, where teams assemble rockets, to accommodate the...

2021年2月2日 · United Launch Alliance (ULA) has modified Space Launch Complex-41 and the processing facilities in support of Vulcan Centaur’s inaugural launch later this year. The multi-year project to prepare for the larger and more capable launch vehicle culminated in the new mobile launch platform being rolled to the launch pad for final testing.

2024年9月30日 · United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket made the one-third of a mile journey from its Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...