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This was followed by Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) testing that initially required a rollback before attempting again on June 7, successfully. These events come as ULA enters the home stretch in its preparations for the inaugural launch of its Vulcan-Centaur launch vehicle. Vulcan is designed to replace both Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy, which are currently being phased out. 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