ULA Refines Plan To Reuse Vulcan Rocket Engines

Irene Klotz July 20, 2022
ULA’s Vulcan rocket assembly at Decatur, Alabama factory
The core stage for ULA’s first Vulcan rocket is in final assembly at the company’s Decatur, Alabama, factory.
Credit: ULA
SECOND IN A SERIES The term “operational reusability” means different things to different space companies. For SpaceX and Blue Origin, rockets that land themselves and quickly return to the launchpad are key to goals to cut costs and develop technologies for human settlements beyond Earth. United...
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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