United Launch Alliance Modifies Launch Pad and Facilities in Advance of First Vulcan Centaur Launch This Year Team Test Drives New Launch Platform from Processing Facility to Pad News provided by Share this article Share this article CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) has modified Space Launch Complex-41 and the processing facilities in support of Vulcan Centaur's inaugural launch later this year. The multi-year project to prepare for the larger and more capable launch vehicle culminated in the new mobile launch platform being rolled to the launch pad for final testing. "Reaching this major milestone required years of hard work and dedication by the entire team to ensure we completed the massive amount of work needed to get the launch pad and facilities ready for a Vulcan Centaur launch," said Tory Bruno, ULA's president and CEO. "I am so proud of the team and we are very excited as we count down to Vulcan Centaur's first flight carrying an extremely cool mission to the moon for our customer Astrobotic."