The silver-and-red Vulcan, equipped with a whopping four side-mounted solid rocket boosters, got off the ground at 8:56 p.m. Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The launch, known as USSF-106, marked a major milestone for the United Launch Alliance after its Vulcan rocket was certified in March to fly national security missions for Space Force.

The Vulcan is intended to replace ULA's Atlas V and the now-retired Delta IV – becoming the company's main workhorse.

A spacecraft dubbed "the Vulcan" has and just its third flight ever from Florida.

But – integral as it is to the plans for the United Launch Alliance (ULA.)

The Colorado-based launch service provider, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has been developing the Vulcan to replace two other ve

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