set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 ...
The history of the Delta rocket program dates back to the late 1950s ... each with Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A engines that provide a combined 2.1 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
Liftoff was previously scheduled for 2:45 p.m. EDT, 1:40 p.m. EDT and 2:03 p.m. EDT for the Delta IV Heavy rocket, which had been dubbed by ULA as "the most metal of rockets." Next attempt is TBD.