Firing up its three core boosters and RS-68A engines, the last 235-foot tall Delta IV Heavy rumbled into the record books Tuesday afternoon on a historic farewell flight from Cape Canaveral Space ...
The Delta IV Heavy rocket first took to the skies over Cape Canaveral in 2004. Its first NRO mission from the Cape was in 2009. The rocket today is, as ULA puts it, "loaded for launch." ...
This will be the 10th flight of Delta IV Heavy as well as this rocket variant’s first mission to deliver an extremely important scientific payload to space. It will also be the lightest-weight ...
Inside the Delta IV Heavy nosecone or fairing was the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-70, a national security mission with few details shared with the public. AMERICA’S TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE DAZZLES ...
TASS/. A Delta IV Heavy rocket has successfully put into orbit a secret payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the United Launch Alliance (ULA) said on its website on Saturday.
Talk about odd hauling. The team over at PickupTrucks.com put together a rather interesting comparision: 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty diesel vs. Delta IV Heavy rocket. One is capable of crusing down ...
In what is known as a static firing, all 27 engines on the launcher's first stage were ignited ... world's current most powerful rocket, the Delta IV Heavy, which is operated by US competitor ...