#ULA will attempt to make history tonight with its first test flight of the new #Vulcan rocket. The booster was named in honor of Leonard Nimoy, who passed away in 2015.
ULA will retire the Atlas V and Delta IV in favor of this partially reusable rocket, which they hope will be competitive with the #SpaceX line of rockets. (1/x)
#ULA Cert-1 will carry multiple payloads, including the Peregrine commercial lunar lander, as well as a Celestis capsule containing the remains of Gene and Majel Roddenberry, as well as James Doohan and many more paying customers.
Launch time is targeting 2:18 AM EST. Very unlikely I'll be awake for it. (2/x)
@WordsmithFL
I had not realized the Roddenberry’s and Doohan’s ashes are on this launch. For some reason I thought it was an earlier one by a different company.
@WordsmithFL
Thanks for the extra details.