New ULA Launcher

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MartG

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20,621 posts

203 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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ULA have announced their next generation Vulcan launcher - and it looks like they are going for an element of reuseability too, though not to the same extent as SpaceX as they just recover the engine package of the first stage

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/13/ula-unveils-i...

MartG

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203 months

Saturday 18th April 2015
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ULA have now confirmed that the new Vulcan launcher will be man-rated to carry the CST-100 spacecraft

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/18/ula-sees-clea...

It will also undergo certification for military payloads

MartG

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Saturday 18th April 2015
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Initial flights will use the existing Centaur upper stage ( twin engined version for the CST-100 ) until an advanced upper stage comes on-stream in the early 2020s

Some pretty pics






Caruso

7,422 posts

255 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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MartG said:
Initial flights will use the existing Centaur upper stage ( twin engined version for the CST-100 ) until an advanced upper stage comes on-stream in the early 2020s

Some pretty pics


The internal combustion engine in space is an interesting development.

Caruso

7,422 posts

255 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Oh and I like the name. Presumably they're hoping it will be long lived and that they'll prosper! biggrin

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 19th April 2015
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Awesome, hopefully we get to see these little beasties flying again: