ULA Delta IV Heavy launch Tuesday (Jan 13)

[Dr Mordrid]

ULA = a Lockheed Martin/Boeing joint venture launch company

ULA's massive launch vehicle the Delta IV Heavy launches Tuesday with a US spy satellite on board (these things are the size of Hubble or bigger).

Delta IV Heavy is the largest booster in the US inventory until SpaceX's Falcon 9 Heavy comes along in 2010/2011. F9H will have a greater capacity to LEO - 29,610 kg vs 25,800 kg for the Delta IV Heavy (the space shuttle can lift 24,400 kg to LEO).

The webcast link will be posted on ULA's site here a few hours before the launch (time classified til then)

Trust me: Delta IV Heavy launches are cool....VERY cool. The last one was at night and just spectacular.

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[Dr Mordrid]

Delta 4-Heavy rocket launch delayed to Wednesday


This evening's launch of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has been postponed by 24 hours.

[Dr Mordrid]

Saturday evening will be the next attempt to launch the Delta 4-Heavy rocket on its classified satellite-deployment mission. Liftoff time is scheduled for 7:33 p.m. EST

Webcast here....

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