
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 4: A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on October 4, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CERT-2 mission is the second test flight of the Vulcan rocket before it is certified to carry national security payloads. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )