Space Force Pauses Vulcan Missions Supporting National Security Payloads Written 26 February 2026
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A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket lifts off at 2:18 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. | Credit: Kim Shiflett, NASA; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Breaking Defense reports, “The Space Force is holding off on launching further national security payloads aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket until an anomaly observed during a recent military mission is resolved, according to a top service official. ‘We are going to work through this anomaly until we launch again on Vulcan,’ Col. Eric Zarybnisky, the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for assured access to space, said.”
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