Stunning Photos Of Saturday’s Mysterious Rocket Launch
Gaze upon the titanic beauty of a launching rocket

One sudden cloud, made by a machine built my humans, marks a pathway to the stars. Copyright Kyle Brown, used with permission

Delta IV Heavy Awaits Launch
Last weekend, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket hurtled a mysterious payload into orbit. The classified cargo, delivered on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office, is possibly a spy satellite, though we may not know for years or more what it actually was. What we can do is bask in the beauty of a rocket hurtling an enigma into orbit.
Read about the project’s weird logo, watch Saturday’s launch, and enjoy the photos below:

Waiting In Daylight

Blastoff

In Air

Smoke Trail