Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket is preparing for its fourth launch and second national security mission. The upcoming mission will carry the rocket's heaviest payload to date on its ...

The powerful Vulcan rocket has launched on its second-ever national security spaceflight in what will be the biggest test yet for an up-and-coming spacecraft. Launching atop a staggering 3 million ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying a suite of classified Space Force payloads suffered what appeared to be a burn through in the nozzle of a strap-on solid-fuel booster Thursday, but ...

United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday. The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space ...

It was the second such issue for the Vulcan Centaur, which has flown four times to date. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...

Florida rocket launches have been seen as far as Myrtle Beach, Georgia and New Jersey. USA TODAY Network's Space Team will cover the launch, 2 hours before liftoff ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch a Space Force mission from Cape Canaveral. The USSF-87 mission will deploy a "neighborhood watch" spacecraft to monitor objects in ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket had a bumpy ride delivering its national security payload to geosynchronous orbit, releasing a cloud of debris reminiscent of an anomaly that tainted an earlier ...

United Launch Alliance said it is reviewing data after one of the solid rocket motors on its Vulcan rocket appeared to experience a problem during a U.S. Space Force mission early Thursday. The ...