Now, ending an era in American spaceflight, the 16th and final Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to lift off at 1:40 p.m. Thursday from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launch was delayed until early Thursday morning after an issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve, ULA said. Skip Navigation.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After being delayed half a dozen times the giant Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from the Space Coast on Thursday. The Delta IV Heavy is three rockets bolted together as one.

The Delta IV Heavy will certainly have a legacy of launching national security missions, along with NASA's Orion spacecraft on an orbital test flight in 2014 and NASA's Parker Solar Probe in 2018 ...

The triple-booster Delta IV Heavy creates around 2.1 million pounds of thrust as it leaves the launchpad. That’s 400,000 pounds more than SpaceX’s single-booster Falcon 9 rocket, ...

Delta IV Heavy launch reset for September 18. ... This "SN7.1" model is a larger test tank than its predecessor, SN 7, and made from 304L-series stainless steel ...

The Delta II retired in 2018 with the last medium-lift version of the Delta IV flying in 2019. The Delta IV Heavy, which had flown 15 times before this launch since its debut in 2004, was the lone ...

The Delta IV Heavy is always a spectacular launch thanks to 2.2 million pounds of thrust and an interesting quirk at launch that makes it look like the rocket is on fire. “To me, it is kind of sad.

The Delta IV Heavy, which first flew in 2004, launched early afternoon from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying an intelligence satellite to a ...

United Launch Alliance teams have set a new target date for the final launch of their Delta IV heavy rocket after a previous attempt was scrubbed late in the countdown last week.

The Delta IV Heavy made its debut in 2004. Mission: ULA's last Delta IV Heavy triple-core rocket will launch on the NROL-70 national security mission. Launch window: 12:53 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April ...