First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral

Image via WikipediaFirst ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral:

"United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37 at CCAFS at 9:47 p.m. EST today. This was the first Delta IV Heavy mission for the NRO. Designated NROL-26, the mission is in support of national defense. This was the third Delta IV Heavy launch in Delta program history. A Delta IV Heavy demonstration flight occurred in December 2004, and the first Air Force operational mission was launched in November 2007."

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