MILAN — The loss of a solid rocket booster nozzle on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur had very little effect on the launch itself, but the impact of the incident on the vehicle’s certification by the Space Force remains uncertain. On the Cert-2 launch Oct. 4, the nozzle of one of the two SRBs attached to the core stage of Vulcan came off about 35 seconds after liftoff. The incident, called an “observation” by United Launch Alliance, appeared to have a momentary effect on the vehicle, but it…
