VIDEOS: Here's the Next Rocket that Will Carry US Satellites into Space

You May Not be Familiar with United Launch Alliance but, it's about to Handle a Large Chunk of US Space Launches -- and that Makes the Rocket you See Above, Particularly Important. That's 'Vulcan', ULA's Newly Unveiled Launch System for Satellites and Similar Payloads. The 2-Stage Vehicle is Designed to be the "Most Cost-Efficient" Rocket of its Kind, Helped in No Small Part by New Recovery Tech ("Sensible Modular Autonomous Return Technology", or SMART) that Captures the Booster Main Engines in Mid-Air. Vulcan also Eliminates an Earlier Dependence on Russian Powerplants by Relying on Low-Cost, Reusable Liquid Natural Gas Engines from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. You probably Won't be Happy with this Machine if you're Rooting for SpaceX but, it'll be a Big Deal if its Affordable Design Gets More Equipment into Orbit and Beyond.




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