Ars Technica

The most metal of rockets has gone into the great mosh pit in the sky

I’ve got a guilty secret that I can now share—I loved the Delta IV Heavy rocket. No, I didn’t love the price, which was preposterous, at times approaching $400 million. This precluded Delta from ...
Phys.org

After delay, Delta IV Heavy lifts off for the last time

The storied career of the Delta family of rockets had to wait a little longer than planned to turn the page on its final chapter, but the last of its kind lifted off on the Space Coast on April 9. A ...
gizmodo

‘Most Metal’ Rocket Famous for Setting Itself on Fire Will Make Its Final Launch

ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket will conduct a final, classified mission on Thursday after a notable 20-year career. Reading time 3 minutes As the band Europe once sang, it’s the final countdown, at least ...
Florida Today

End of an era: Last ULA Delta IV Heavy triple-core rocket to lift off from Cape Canaveral

Marketed as "the most metal of rockets," United Launch Alliance's massive triple-core Delta IV Heavy roars to life amid a blazing hydrogen fireball on the launch pad, with raging flames billowing and ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Delta IV’s grand finale; Angara flies another dummy payload

Welcome to Edition 6.39 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week came from United Launch Alliance, and the final mission of its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Both Stephen and I had thoughts about this ...
Florida Today

Delta IV Heavy launch: Scrub of historic launch, next attempt to be determined

The wait will continue to see the powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket blast off on its retirement flight. With minutes to go until the planned 2:45 p.m. target liftoff Thursday for the Delta IV Heavy and ...
Orlando Sentinel

Launch scrubbed for final Delta IV Heavy mission; no new date yet

The Delta family of rockets have been responsible for launching Mars rovers, space telescopes, solar probes, weather satellites and more during a 63-year-run that began when Dwight D. Eisenhower was ...