Vulcan’s BE-4 Flight Engines Now Expected Midyear, ULA Says

Irene Klotz March 22, 2022
BE-4
Credit: Blue Origin
A minor production issue will delay the arrival of the first flight engines for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan rocket to the middle of the year, paving the way for the booster’s debut launch no earlier than late 2022. The production issue, which entails replacing a housing, will cost...
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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