Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine is continuing to beat out its younger competitors, winning another future role as the upper stage engine for the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan/Centaur rocket.

“You win some, you lose some,” said Bruno. Both of the currently active ULA launch vehicles are beginning to phase out, to be replaced by Vulcan. Just five Delta IV Heavy launches remain on ...

After multiple brief holds, ULA's second Vulcan rocket certification mission, known as Cert-2, took off from Space Launch ...

8, 2024, United Launch Alliance's next-generation Vulcan rocket flew its first certification ... to watch this thing fly," Eric Monda, who works on ULA's mission design team, said 10½ minutes ...

The Centaur upper stage was powered by a single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 C-1-1 engine ... will power the upper stage of ULA’s next-generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur. This was the first ...

On this date in 2024, United Launch Alliance's next-generation Vulcan rocket flew its first ... who works on ULA's mission design team, said 10½ minutes after liftoff on NASA TV." ...