Delta IV Heavy launches always looked like science fiction, like a rocket should look. Vulcan is a glorious beast though. One day I hope to see it launch in person.
Not really. It was too expensive (thus why the US government was its only customer), and it's being replaced by a rocket that is not only cheaper but almost as capable.
Delta IV family began at Boeing in 2002. The Delta IV Heavy in 2004. The Delta family itself dates to 1960. If Old Space/ULA had been serious about rockets and space flight they would have actually designed and built new rockets instead of just spinning their wheels for 40+ years. The Vulcan (ULA replacement rocket) was obsolete before it ever launched. The Vulcan will also cost $100-$200 million per launch. The cost is only considered feasible if you are a government with zero cost prohibitions or Blue Origin who cannot and will not admit their "newest rocket" is less efficient than a current, cheaper off the shelf commercial rocket... say... Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy. Myopia is a horrid thing in the tech and engineering world. The europeans are not doing one whit better with their "newest" Ariane 6. Engineering is not dead but Old Space seems to have forgotten the very notion of Bold and Innovated. Luckily we have many, many new companies who will propel humanity to a brighter future. If it were up to Old Space they would still be using Soviet rocket engines and the CCP would have ended up eating their lunch.
@@phlogistanjones2722 Blah blah blah... Look mate i would consider treating this comment seriously, but honestly, 1) original comment was sentimental 2) reading into first sentences i see its just waste of time.
its a pretty freaky part of the whole video. But watch the part around 4:47, where a piece of what I presume to be ice comes flying past the camera, moving from the rocket's rear towards the front. People are going to freak and go "UFOS!".
Farewell delta We will tell stories of your heroism and service for many generations to come and we shall wait for your return in popularity in the hall of the heavy lift rockets For a champion has fallen A heavy lifter, a rocket, a friend Long live delta 🫡
If by something you mean ice and by towards the nose you mean perpendicularly away from the vehicle(perspective is hard, I know). Several pieces of ice can be seen actually.
No, even the side boosters were at quite high speed at separation and too fragile to survive reentry. Bear in mind this vehicle design entered service in 2002 when SpaceX was still working on Merlin gas generator tests on a rented test stand in Mojave (I was there, in charge of that test stand) and booster recovery was still over a decade in the future.
@@cyborghobo9717 the unproven theory that can't be observed in nature...gravity??? Tesla knew the truth. He called out Einstein for his theories and how illogical they were because he proved the truth of the ether and knew the earth was stationary. He actually believed God's words of His creation. You sir will one day stand before the Living God and be judged. As will we all.
@@joshuafichtelman2605 Where does your gps come from? Wait, howcome everyone doesnt see the sun at the same time if its flat? People in brazil also cant see the north star... but everyone should be able to see the north star! The earth is flat!!
@@MadGoat i mean duh, if you're launching an actual payload on an operational mission from a customer like Vulcan did, like this last Delta IV Heavy did, there is no option other than success.
Glorious 1080p.... from the guys who launch the rocket....***sigh*** WAY TO GO with the 2012 video capability. Almost as if they cannot actually learn "new tricks". Otherwise a fantastic rocket whose days were numbered in 2000. Shame they did not bother to develop anything better. Seems a waste. Peaceful Skies.
Video feed is kinda a waste of limited bandwidth that could be better utilized by simple sensors(temp, pres, volatges etc). 4k is total overkill. 1080p is still by far the most popular resolution across youtube anyway. And Vulcan is the 'anything better' they've been working on.
The engineering needed to select a new camera, design its enclosure, modify the cabling, and prove to the NRO's satisfaction that the changes won't increase the chances of mission failure (ie, a billion dollar payload going for a swim) was just not worth it to ULA. Rocket cams are a "nice-to-have" element, not a mission-critical one.
