Officially, this launch of the Vulcan Centaur was a success, despite one of its Solid Rocket Boosters losing its nozzle during the flight.
Thrust vectoring was critical as the Vulcan Centaur had to compensate for the imbalance created when the part detached from the SRB.
Bruno sought to play down the incident, noting that the anomaly was 'invisible' to the rocket despite being visible to observers.
The fact that the Vulcan Centaur still achieved a trajectory bullseye is a testament to the engineering skills of the ULA team.
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