Congratulations to Space Launch Delta 30, Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance, and the National Reconnaissance Office for a successful farewell to the last Delta IV Heavy to launch from Vandenberg! The rocket took off at Sept. 24, at 3:25 p.m., PDT, from Space Launch Complex-6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. #WestCoastFarewell #PartnersInSpace 🎞: Video production by A1C R. Romo, SLD 30 PA 🎥 : Imagery by Spc. 4 D. Sanchez & A1C R. Romo, SLD 30 PA | Vandenberg Space Force Base

Delta II Rocket Cracks in Half and Explodes in Rain of Fire

2.8K views · 264 reactions | January 17th - on this day in 1997, a McDonnell Douglas-built Delta II 7925 exploded 13 seconds after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. One of the nine GEM 40 solid rocket boosters assisting the first stage upon ascent had suffered a catastrophic failure. The mission was to carry the first Block IIR GPS satellite, GPS IIR-1, to Medium Earth Orbit. | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook