While Ula Studies Vulcan Booster Anomaly, It’s Also Investigating Fairing Issues

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 8:13am

A little more than a year ago, a snippet of video that wasn't supposed to go public made its way onto United Launch Alliance's live broadcast of an Atlas V rocket launch carrying three classified surveillance satellites for the US Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. On these types of secretive national security missions, the government typically requests that the launch provider stop providing updates on the ascent into space when the rocket jettisons its two-piece payload fairing a few minutes after launch.

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