ULA Vulcan Rocket Debut Slips To 2022

Irene Klotz June 18, 2021
Astrobotic
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander will not be ready to be launched until 2022.
Credit: Astrobotic
CAPE CANAVERAL—The inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket is slipping to 2022 to allow more time for its customer, Astrobotic, to prepare its Peregrine lunar lander for launch. The COVID-19 pandemic “presented a lot of problems for the entire space supply chain,” Astrobotic...
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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