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.

This is the last flight for the 235-foot-tall (72-meter) Delta IV Heavy, which debuted in 2002. It’s also the end of the road for the Delta program.

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 ...

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 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 last Delta IV Heavy rocket soars through a blue sky with a plume of white smoke trailing behind in a view from San Luis Obispo, after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:25 p.m ...

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a U.S. spy satellite on Saturday (Sept. 24), and you can watch it live. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:53 p.m. EDT (2153 GMT).

The Delta IV Heavy rocket is ULA's most powerful booster and can launch payloads of up to 62,540 lbs. (28,370 kilograms) to low Earth orbit and satellites up to 30,440 lbs. (13,810 kg) to ...

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, ...