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Final Delta IV Heavy rocket gets new launch date after scrub
After the main fuel load is dropped and the engines ignite, the flame travels where the hydrogen clings to the booster's side. At 233 feet tall, the Delta IV Heavy would tower above the first ...
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Delta IV-Heavy launches Parker Solar Probe on mission…
Assembly of this Delta IV Heavy rocket began in July and August 2017 with the arrival of the three Common Booster Cores that form the first stage of the Delta IV Heavy configuration. The Delta ...
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Final Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrubbed due to issue with gaseous nitrogen pipeline
The Delta IV Heavy Launch vehicle started launching in ... The rocket uses half a million gallons of fuel and has three side-by-side booster cores, each with Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A engines ...
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SpaceX catches booster again, but loses Starship upper stage during test flight
The booster recovery at least was a repeat to ... which had been the home for United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy’s final launches. Environmental impact studies for both sites were started ...