CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It’s going to be a busy three days on the Space Coast with three rocket launches scheduled for a history-making line up but to make this triple-header happen, the weather and rocketry must align.First up, United Launch Alliance is set to send up a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office on its Delta IV Heavy rocket.
The national security payload is known as NROL-44. Liftoff is set for 2:12 a.m. Thursday from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The current forecast from the 45th Space Wing shows an 80% chance of favorable launch weather for the four-hour window.A Delta IV Heavy launch alone would be a treat to see because the powerful three-booster, 235-foot-tall rocket doesn’t launch very.