ULA Rules Out Test Rig As Source Of Centaur V Leak

Credit: ULA
A hydrogen leak during qualification testing of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket upper stage was not due to a problem with the test stand, raising the prospect of a potential Centaur V modification prior to the booster’s first flight. An engineless Centaur V was undergoing structural...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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