ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket will conduct a final, classified mission on Thursday after a notable 20-year career.
As the band Europe once sang, it’s the final countdown, at least for United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy, which is set to retire following its final flight on Thursday, March 28. The classified mission also marks the end of an era that began more than 60 years ago, with ULA bidding farewell to the Delta series. The triple core rocket is slated to launch at 1:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, blasting off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
government in 1960, the Delta program was set up to develop a suite of expendable launch vehicles for space missions, ranging from satellite deployments to deep space explorations. ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, which debuted in January, is designed to replace the Deltas. The two-stage Delta IV Heavy consists of three booster cores, each powered by a RS-68A engine.
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