Final Delta IV Heavy Set To Launch March 28

Irene Klotz March 13, 2024
The last Delta IV Heavy is raised vertically at the Space Launch Complex 37 launchpad in preparation for liftoff of the NROL-70 mission.
The last Delta IV Heavy is raised vertically at the Space Launch Complex 37 launchpad in preparation for liftoff of the NROL-70 mission.
Credit: United Launch Alliance
With the upcoming launch of the last Delta IV Heavy, a family of rockets that has been flying since 1960 comes to an end. United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, said the final Delta IV Heavy is targeted to lift off on March 28 from Cape Canaveral SFS Space Launch...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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