WATCH: ULA launches Vulcan rocket from Space Coast, eyes first US lunar landing in over 50 years

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Space Coast has witnessed another successful rocket launch.

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The United Launch Alliance launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday.

The rocket left the launch pad right on time at 2:18 a.m.

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It will send the Peregrine Robotic Lunar Lander on a journey to the Moon.

The Lander is filled with scientific experiments for NASA and other customers.

It will study the lunar surface.

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An attempted landing on the Moon is scheduled for Feb. 23.

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