A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the USSF-106 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now More than four months after it was certified to fly national security payloads for the United States government, United Launch Alliance is on the cusp of launching just such a mission with its Vulcan rocket. The 202-foot-tall (61 m) rocket will launch a pair of satellites on a mission collectively referred...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the USSF-106 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now More than four months after it was certified to fly national security payloads for the United States government, United Launch Alliance is on the cusp of launching just such a mission with its Vulcan rocket. The 202-foot-tall (61 m) rocket will launch a pair of satellites on a mission collectively referred...

The Ferrari Mondial launched in 1980, and was immediately unique when compared to other offerings from the storied brand at the time. It was mid-engine, but sported four seats, and a much more affordable price tag. It also sported a name, rather than a number. Mondial roughly translates to ‘world’ or ‘global’ in Italian, which hinted at Ferrari’s aspirations with the car. As it happens, the name was appropriate. The Mondial performed incredibly well across global sh...