Final Delta rocket launches NRO payload
Posted: Sat, Apr 13, 2024, 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy launched Tuesday in the final flight of any Delta rocket. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off at 12:53 pm EDT (1653 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch was delayed from late March because of problems with a nitrogen distribution system at the Cape. The launch was the 16th and final mission for the Delta 4 Heavy since its introduction in late 2004, most of which were for classified missions. It was also the final flight of any vehicle in the Delta family going back to 1960.
A Delta 4 Heavy launched Tuesday in the final flight of any Delta rocket. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off at 12:53 pm EDT (1653 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch was delayed from late March because of problems with a nitrogen distribution system at the Cape. The launch was the 16th and final mission for the Delta 4 Heavy since its introduction in late 2004, most of which were for classified missions. It was also the final flight of any vehicle in the Delta family going back to 1960.
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