"Vulcan Centaur Rocket and Peregrine Moon Lander Set for Historic First-Launch on January 8 from Cape Canaveral, Targeting Lunar Touchdown in February"

Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for historic Jan. 8 launch of private Peregrine moon lander

United Launch Alliance rolls its first Vulcan Centaur rocket to the launch pad on Jan. 5, 2024, ahead of a planned Jan. 8 liftoff. (Image credit: ULA) A brand-new rocket and a private moon lander are ready to make their spaceflight debuts.United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s Vulcan Centaur rocket is now officially scheduled to launch the robotic Peregrine lunar lander from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday (Jan. 8) at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT), on the first-ever mission for both ve...