spacetoday.net: Space Force revising launch plans with Vulcan grounding

Posted: Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
The Space Force says it will have to revise plans for upcoming missions because of the grounding of ULA's Vulcan Centaur. The rocket has not flown since a launch in early February that suffered an anomaly with one of its solid rocket boosters, although the payload was able to reach its planned orbit. The chair of the House Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee said at a hearing Wednesday he expected the rocket to be grounded for at least six months. Space Force officials said at the hearing they are considering options of moving payloads to other vehicles or extending the lives of satellites on orbit now because of delays in the launch of their replacements.