"The Beast" - Delta IV Heavy - NROL-37 - 06-11-2016

No only that, but goddamn rapid attack jets like f-18's when theyre launching these military satellites.

No, they do not. Coast Guard and choppers from Patrick AFB enforce.

Globally there are about 80-90 orbital launches per year, US, China and Russia each doing around 20 launches, EU, India and Japan doing lionshare of the rest. Wikipedia has year by year launch lists and stats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_in_spaceflight

pretty often.

No, the Delta IV Heavy's side boosters and first stages are allowed to fall into the ocean after being jettisoned and are *not* recovered. The only boosters that have ever been recovered for re-use are the retired Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Booster casings and some of the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stages (one that has flown back and landed itself at the Cape, and several that have landed on landing platforms in the ocean).

I believe The boosters stage off and parachute into the ocean and are recovered and reused

+thearsenal
That's a new one on me but since you're the expert, I'll defer to your expertise.
I've use a fluid head on a heavy tripod to film stunt pilots at air shows lots of times and had no problem keeping the aircraft in the frame. But like I said. I'm no expert.
I need more practice to get that special effect. Maybe I can do it in post. Now there's a thought.

They were using a tripod. When you are zoomed in a lot like they were even the slightest movement and the rocket goes out of frame. NASA uses special cameras that track the rockets automatically. Unless you have access to such technology getting a steady shot of the camera is nearly impossible unless you are zoomed out a lot, but then it is hard to see the rocket.

Yes. The orange coating is for thermal insulation, much like the Space Shuttle external tank. I don't think a hydrox rocket can launch without insulation as the 20 K hydrogen would literally liquefy (if not freeze) the outside air. Not just the water vapor, but the nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and basically everything else.

I guess you have never seen videos of war....

Rick, why do you even bother watching it then? The title isn't misleading. Go talk to your politicians about stopping these rocket launches, instead of spreading your propaganda.

What would you have them do? Fly the SR-71 and U2 over hostile territory again, at great risk to the pilots? In the long run, I'd bet you anything launching spy sats is significantly cheaper than keeping a spy plane program operational, and certainly cheaper than developing a brand new one.

Regardless of that, there nothing like a good rocket launch.

Sorry, you're wrong. Delta IV is a LH2/LOX fueled rocket. That's why the RS-68A's plume looks so clean. All it takes is some simple Googling on your part.

its not hydrogen its kerosene, aka diesel, the world works on diesel, airplanes, ships, trucks, rockets, all run on diesel (granted, different purities of diesel, like NASCAR and F1 run on puch higher quality gasoline)

Often.

The wonders of hydrogen ;)

lol

The Vulcan rocket looks pretty awesome.

ok lets give them a chance, they have to evolve if Spacex succeeds anyway.

Cant we like spacex and still enjoy a delta iv heavy?

+TheOfficial-BradC but that's all we can do... :'(

Omg stfu trolls. Quit sucking spacex dick

guys stop pouring salt on united launch alliance tax payer money stealing crooks' wounds

FH liftoff is going to be much faster though, since TWR is going to be quite high. But its an absolutely huge rocket.