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A potential glitch with one of Vulcan Centaur's solid rocket boosters emerged during United Launch Alliance (ULA) latest test flight aimed at finalising its certification process...
The second Vulcan Centaur of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) was lifted off on Thursday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, but appeared to suffer an anomaly in one of its two solid-propellant strap-on boosters...
The lift-off occurred following a minor delay, as the team extended pre-launch checks..
Notably, the separation of the GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters took place about 30 seconds later than the pre-launch timeline, and other milestones were delayed by up to 20 seconds...
With the recent launch, ULA aims to meet key flight test requirements and finalise its certification process with the US Space Force..
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