The USSF-87 mission marked the Vulcan rocket’s second launch under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program.
United Launch Alliance flew its Vulcan rocket for only the fourth time early Thursday, but suffered yet another fiery burn through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security ...
Live updates from the early Feb. 12 ULA Vulcan liftoff from Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the USSF-87 mission.
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Vulcan rocket shows booster problem again

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur suffered another solid rocket booster anomaly on its USSF-87 launch, yet still delivered satellites to geosynchronous orbit while data is reviewed.> ...
As a ULA Vulcan bolted into the early Thursday skies over Cape Canaveral, many witnessed a solid rocket booster issue.
The latest flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket was more than another routine climb to orbit. It was a high‑stakes national security mission, a live engineering stress test and a preview ...
The booster anomaly resulted in months of delays before the Space Force finally gave ULA the green light to begin launching its missions. Vulcan launched its first military payload in August 2025, ...