ULA Delta IV Heavy Launch Aborted 7.5 Seconds Before Liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL - Launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy on a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office remained on hold Dec. 10 following an abort 7.5 sec. before liftoff on Dec. 8 from Vandenberg AFB in California. The abort was the first unplanned shutdown during a...

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