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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite two delays due to weather and a valve issue, the United Launch Alliance was able to launch its Delta IV Heavy rocket early Thursday morning for a classified mission. The 235-foot-tall Delta IV ...

The final flight of United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket took off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The Delta IV ...

“United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch the final Delta IV Heavy rocket this week for the National Reconnaissance Office. Dating back to 1960, the Delta program enabled the original GPS ...

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 ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live coverage of the Tuesday, April 9, liftoff of the last Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral. It's launch day — and the end of an era for the mighty Delta ...