A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year

Enlarge / A top-down view of United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket before its liftoff in January.United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance is targeting September 16 for the second test flight of the new Vulcan rocket, and a flawless mission could finally set the stage for the first Vulcan launch for the US military by the end of the year.

The US Space Force has contracted ULA’s Vulcan rocket to launch the majority of the military’s space missions over the next few years. Pentagon officials are eager for Vulcan to get flying so they can start checking off a backlog of

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