Vulcan is a next-generation launch system under development by United Launch Alliance that’s been trying to lift off for years now. Unfortunately, different delays related to the first mission’s payload, rocket, and plan have all pushed this date back a few years. Recently we got news that the upper stage was being unstacked and shipped to ULA’s factory for necessary upgrades.

Just days ago Tory Bruno gave more insight into this process and what the repairs will look like and how exactly it affects Vulcan’s schedule. All of this comes after a Vulcan upper stage Centaur test article exploded within the test stand. At first, the thought was that it wouldn’t affect the maiden flight but ULA has since changed its mind.

This comes in addition to the BE-4 flight engine explosion which ULA and Tory are very confident will have little to no impact on Vulcan’s maiden flight. Here I will go more in-depth into the upper-stage repairs currently underway, the new launch date for Vulcan, what to expect in the coming months, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Upper Stage Changes
3:28 - Vulcan's Schedule

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