posted 04-21-2021 04:09 PM               

Four images depicting the new United Launch Alliance Vulcan Pathfinder:

• Top left graphic - The first liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks for Vulcan Centaur's Pathfinder Tanking Test (PTT) are both complete.

• Top right graphic - A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur PTT booster rolls out of our Decatur, AL factory and heads to R/S RocketShip to begin its journey to Cape Canaveral, FL for site testing of our next-generation rocket.

• The two bottom graphics - The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur PTT booster getting ready for Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) at the Cape. The Pathfinder will test the procedures, handling hardware and clearances for maneuvering the massive stage into the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF). The pathfinder uses hardware that readies the team and ground facilities for future launch campaigns.