Rising to the challenge
United Launch Alliance finally managed to launch a rocket in 2023, with the company’s Delta 4-Heavy taking flight on June 22. Departing Cape Canaveral at 5:18 a.m. ET, the 235-foot-tall (72 meters) rocket provided no shortage of spectacular visuals, as it delivered a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (the government’s spy satellite agency).
The launch marked the penultimate flight of the giant rocket, which is scheduled for retirement.
