NASA Taps ULA’s Centaur V to Power Future SLS Upper Stage Written 9 March 2026
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ULA’s Vulcan rocket is rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. | Credit: Ben Smegelsky; NASA; Public Domain
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA officially selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 as the upper stage for its Space Launch System rocket starting with the Artemis 4 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2028. The Centaur 5 was developed as the upper stage of ULA’s Vulcan rocket. The launch vehicle flew four times since its debut in January 2024 and the upper stage performed well across all flights.”
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