"Space Milestones: ULA's Vulcan Rocket Fully Stacked, Astrobotic Sets New Lunar Launch Date"

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United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been fully assembled at Cape Canaveral, Florida, with the addition of its payload fairing containing a commercial lunar lander from Astrobotic. This marks the first time ULA has fully stacked a Vulcan rocket, bringing them closer to its inaugural flight scheduled for January 8. ULA plans to replace its Atlas V and Delta IV rockets with Vulcan and aims to launch an average of two Vulcan rockets per month by the end of 2025. The first mission will carry 20 payloads, including five for NASA, to the lunar surface.
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