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 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, ...

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 launched its Delta IV Heavy rocket for the sixteenth and final time at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

The Delta IV Heavy was supposed to launch for the final time on March 28, sending a U.S. spy satellite skyward from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. But the attempt was scrubbed with ...

The Delta IV Heavy was loaded with 470,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen before takeoff. Weather balloons were released at about 9 a.m. to accurately measure the speeds and ...

Delta IV Heavy launches are quite the show with part of its liftoff giving an effect that makes the appearance that its boosters are on fire. Skip to content. NOWCAST WESH 2 News at 11 PM.