The Delta IV Heavy rocket was easily recognized in the Space Coast’s skies for its white-and-orange color scheme and its three first-stage rocket boosters, also called common booster core tanks.

ULA used Space Launch Complex 37 for its Delta IV class of rockets, but the last Delta IV Heavy mission flew in April 2024 and ULA gave up its lease on the site.

With SpaceX champing at the bit to begin construction of a new Starship launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demolition began Thursday to remove structures used by the previous tenant… ...

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket sits on the pad at Space Launch Comple-6 in 2012. The Vandenberg facility with a long history is set to become home to a second SpaceX Falcon launch ...

That is implicitly assuming that the meter graphic display represented total tank usable capacity instead of mission expected maximum consumption. That's true.

The Delta IV Heavy, weighing 1.6 million pounds when fully fueled, consists of a triple-booster lower stage and a single-engine upper stage.

It was the final launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta series of rockets, a legacy that dates back to the early days of American spaceflight.

The Delta IV Heavy, which had flown 15 times before this launch since its debut in 2004, was the lone remaining rocket of the Delta family.

ULA released a helpful graphic (below) showing where and when you might be able to see the Delta IV Heavy on its historic final mission.

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 ...

Prolific Delta IV Heavy Launcher Makes Final Flight Delta IV Heavy played a key role in U.S. space initiatives, launching Martian rovers, ‘sun-touching’ probes, and a bevy of other cargo into ...