ULA Delta IV Heavy Launch Aborted 7.5 Seconds Before Liftoff

Irene Klotz December 10, 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL - Launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy on a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office remained on hold Dec. 10 following an abort 7.5 sec. before liftoff on Dec. 8 from Vandenberg AFB in California. The abort was the first unplanned shutdown during a...
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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