Vulcan Centaur - Wikipedia
Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle consisting of the Vulcan first stage and the Centaur second stage.
Vulcan - United Launch Alliance
Vulcan will rely on two RL10C engines to power its second stage. Logging an impressive record of nearly 400 successful flights and nearly 700 firings in space, RL10 engines, manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne, harness the power of high-energy liquid hydrogen.
To rival SpaceX’s Starship, ULA eyes Vulcan rocket upgrade
46 分钟之前 · ULA's Vulcan rocket, powered by engines from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, made its first two launches this year and is designed primarily to meet the demands of Pentagon missions into various orbits.
How Does ULA’s Vulcan Compare To The Competition?
2024年1月11日 · While the Falcon rockets excel in LEO, their performance takes a hit in GTO due to the less efficient Merlin 1D engines compared to the high-performance RL-10 hydrolox engines used by ULA. Falcon 9, when recovered on an ASDS, can transport about 7 tonnes to GTO, expanding to closer to 8.56 tonnes when expended.
Vulcan Centaur booster propulsion is provided by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing 550,000 lbs of thrust. The Vulcan Centaur vehicle is controlled by an avionics system that provides guidance, flight control and vehicle sequencing functions during the …
New RL10 engine to be introduced on Vulcan in 2025
2023年11月28日 · At a Nov. 27 briefing, executives with United Launch Alliance and Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, said they expected that the RL10C-X engine, the latest upgrade to the...
Vulcan Centaur rocket: The space workhorse of tomorrow
2023年2月21日 · More innovative is the main Vulcan core stage, which will employ a completely different type of rocket engine than previous ULA launchers: the BE-4 engine, designed and manufactured by...
How the US replaced Russia’s RD-180 engine, strengthening …
2024年1月11日 · Arguably, one decision made in the mid-1990s led directly to the Vulcan: the decision to use a Russian-made rocket engine, called the RD-180, as the primary engine for the Atlas III and,...
Blue Origin delivers BE-4 engines for ULA's Vulcan rocket - GeekWire
2022年10月31日 · The BE-4 engine is destined for use not only on the first-stage booster of ULA’s semi-reusable Vulcan Centaur rocket, but also on Blue Origin’s orbital-class New Glenn rocket, which is ...
Vulcan Rocket Set to Debut with Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion
2024年1月3日 · When the next-generation Vulcan rocket developed by United Launch Alliance (ULA) takes flight for the first time in the coming days, it will usher in a new era for the RL10 upper-stage rocket engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company.