Vulcan: return to flight and the Space Force manifest
Where it stands: Vulcan Centaur's return to flight after the GEM 63XL booster-nozzle failures, and the Space Force manifest reshuffle that moved six near-term national-security launches to SpaceX in the fallout.
Latest
- 2026-10-28 United Launch Alliance set the Vulcan VC6L "Vulcan Leo 1" launch for Friday, November 13, 2026, pending range approval — Vulcan's return to flight — carrying the next batch of Amazon Leo production satellites (NSF RT of ULA, x.com/NASASpaceflight; Talk of Titusville, talkoftitusville.com/2026). Development: the first named Vulcan mission in the recorded coverage carrying Leo satellites, a second deployment lane beside the Ariane 6 line (VA267 targeted no earlier than November 23). Watch: whether the date holds, Vulcan's payload-critical performance, and how the supply lanes stack up as the fleet makes up its missed deployment deadline.