ULA Vulcan Rocket Engine Hot Fire Sets Stage For Debut Launch

Vulcan rocket hot fire
Credit: United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed a 6-sec. hot fire of the methane-burning BE-4 engines that power the first stage of its new Vulcan rocket ahead of its debut launch. The Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) took place at 9:05 p.m. EDT on June 7 at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space...

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