Delta IV Blasts Off with NRO Satellite
By Irene Klotz iklotz@rocketmail.com
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) racked up its fourth successful flight of a Delta IV Heavy, which blasted off Nov. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., carrying a classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
The launch occurred at 5:58 p.m. EST. ULA halted commentary about seven minutes after liftoff. At the time, ...
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