{"id":138173,"date":"2025-08-11T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138173\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:30:14","slug":"ulas-vulcan-to-launch-first-national-security-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138173\/","title":{"rendered":"ULA\u2019s Vulcan to launch first national security mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch its first national security mission, USSF-106, on Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The classified mission will mark the vehicle\u2019s debut for the U.S. Space Force\u2019s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program and will include a high-profile experimental payload \u2014 Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA\u2019s National Defense…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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