United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket launched for the final time on Tuesday, bringing an end to six decades of service by the Delta family of rockets. The Delta IV Heavy, which first flew in ...

I’ve got a guilty secret that I can now share—I loved the Delta IV Heavy rocket. No, I didn’t love the price, which was preposterous, at times approaching $400 million. This precluded Delta from ...

A ULA Delta 4 Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. This was the 16th and final launch of a Delta 4 Heavy rocket. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 2:47 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 28, ULA called a scrub. Liftoff was previously scheduled for 2:45 p.m. EDT, 1:40 p.m. EDT and ...

OVERALL. WHILE A SWANSONG FOR A HEAVY LIFT ROCKET FROM THE CAPE TOMORROW, DELTA ROCKETS ARE A FAMILIAR SIGHT ON THE SPACE COAST, OF COURSE, WITH EARLY VERSIONS DATING BACK TO THE 1960S. OUR SPACE ...

Welcome to Edition 6.39 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week came from United Launch Alliance, and the final mission of its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Both Stephen and I had thoughts about this ...

ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket will conduct a final, classified mission on Thursday after a notable 20-year career. Reading time 3 minutes As the band Europe once sang, it’s the final countdown, at least ...

The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 2:47 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 28, ULA called a scrub. At 2:45 p.m. EDT (previously 1:40 p.m. EDT and 2:03 p.m. EDT) the Delta ...

ROCKET IS SET TO LAUNCH ON THURSDAY. IT’S AN EXPLOSIVE LAUNCH SCENE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS ON THE CAPE. OUR SPACE COAST BUREAU CHIEF, SCOTT HEIDLER EXPLAINS WHY IT’S BEEN A CRITICAL ROCKET FOR ...