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.
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!".
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.
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.
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.
This was the last launch of the Delta IV Heavy.
@@doxielain2231 they are saying that they hope to get to watch Vulcan launch in person.
The nozzle extension sliding into place is always my favorite part of the Delta IV's staging!
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!".
Sad that we won't see this wonder of engineering fly to space again
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.
@@Ajax1984🙄
@@Ajax1984 yeah it costs up to $440 million per launch
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.
The booster nozzle extension being lowered into place was trippy. thanks for showing that segment.
Anyone would have to be tripping to believe any of this jive.
God speed, delta family lives on (because of the upper stage) until sls block 2 flies for the first time
It would be cool to have a rocket camera as a souvenir for the last flight of Delta. Thanks for all the videos ULA.
never know, a piece may come crashing through your house!
@@ThatOpalGuy
Yes! 🙂
@@bblod4896 lets hope it lands in your empty backyard, and not IN your house 😅
That crow almost got the ride of a lifetime if it could just hold on...
Esto es increíble
Great Replay! Great Launch ULA!
It was one of my favorite rockets, long live Vulcan…
Bravo Zulu ULA!
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
🫡
Wow! Freaking awesome
I cant wait for my interview.
woooow
Nice Sir. LadyX
Is that Rob Gagnon calling the flight?
Yea, space.
Same low def cams from 20 years ago. The 1st stage was 4:3. The 2nd stage was 16:9. Nothing changed.
What do you mean, 4:3 aspect ratio? This entire vid is literally in 1080p 16:9
Can I have the camera if you don't plan on using it again?
@ 4:47 something comes zipping up from the bottom of the rocket, past the camera, towards the nose of the craft. Weird.
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.
Great launch. What happens to the "Strap-ons" and the core? too low to burn up, or do they just join the oceanic debris?
Ocean debris. 😔
Was it ever possible to recover this rocket with parachutes and helicopters ?
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.
@@r0cketplumber ok then . There goes my last hope for this rocket .
Domino's... 🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲
o7
But what's the payload!?!?
It was a national security mission if im not mistaken
If they told you, a great number of Shareholders would cry out in terror, then fall silent.
@@peraltarockets It is the Jedi who are wrong.
@@TaurusSpace X-37 or satellite or?
@@romoc0p Satellite
CGI getting better and better. The earth is flat. This!
Is the Sun flat too?
@@xandervk2371 You can listen to God's words concerning the truth of His creation and the biblical cosmos in His King James Bible. Good day.
@@joshuafichtelman2605 one word gravity. And your god becomes gay .
@@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!!
Olha é possível ver que Terra não é plana...😅😅😅😅
That's how a rocket launch SHOULD look.
Failure is not a measurement of success.
🙄
without failure, no one succeeds.
@@ThatOpalGuy moving goalposts, and calling them successful is not succeeding.
ULA knows how to succeed.
@@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.
@@clevergirl4457 You fail to realize failure is an option, despite what management says.
Sometimes failure results in a loss of life incident.
Humans are not "bodies"...
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.
If your first point of concern is how pretty the video looked, your opinion is not worth considering in the first place...