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Space-launch company United Launch Alliance (ULA) delayed the debut flight of its next-generation rocket, Vulcan, by at least a month to early May.
Vulcan will be ready by mid-April but the mission’s main payload, a lunar lander built
by Astrobotic Technology, can only launch within short, specific time windows each month, the company said in a press conference.
That means the earliest opportunity will arise on May 4. ULA had previously targeted late March.
The rocket’s second payloads will include test satellites from Amazon.com Inc’s future megaconstellation Kuiper and memorial payload for Celestis. ULA Chief Executive Officer Tory Bruno said he’s confident he’ll be able to stick to the timeline for Vulcan.