Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket lifts off

Posted on: Dec. 22nd, 2004 || Source: usatoday.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Riding not one but three pillars of flame, Boeing's new Delta 4 Heavy rocket lifted off from its launch pad at 4:50 p.m. ET today in what is expected to be a five-hour and 49 minute flight into orbit.

A demonstration mission for the U.S. Air Force, today's Delta 4 Heavy mission was staged from Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida. A few technical glitches and a last-minute hold dogged today's launch, which was initially set for 2:36 p.m., but engineers were able to address them within the two-hour, 59-minute launch window.

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