Say what you will about United Launch Alliance and the fact that it is far, FAR behind the times when compared with SpaceX, they’ve recently been issuing some damned impressive videos.
Found it! Ok, since you asked so nicely… here is a full duration @BlueOrigin #BE4 firing. #VulcanRocket #CountDownToVulcan. Enjoy… pic.twitter.com/HZB2z33ted
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) September 28, 2022
OK. By popular demand, my ultra secret, most favorite spot. #NROL91 pic.twitter.com/OdqaUsPHuC
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) September 27, 2022
Here’s a cool fisheye shot for all you flame trench fans. Don’t forget to turn up the sound. #NROL91 pic.twitter.com/yv2JWbCP1w
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) September 27, 2022
Want to see some fire close up from my favorite secret SLC6 viewing spot? (turn up the volume…). #NROL91 pic.twitter.com/Ss3Hzfkcb1
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) September 26, 2022
Gotta love a rocket that is so metal, it sets itself on fire before launching into space. Getting excited for #NROL91 #DeltaIVHeavy pic.twitter.com/9RIJV6LAK0
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) September 19, 2022
And they’re retweeting some good vids of their Delta IV launch:
Video from the #NROL91 Delta IV Heavy launch yesterday. @ulalaunch @torybruno @SuperclusterHQ pic.twitter.com/taa3Usgo9Z
— Justin Hartney (@justinhartney) September 25, 2022
Wide angle shot of ULA Delta IV Heavy – NROL-91 successfully launched from Vandenberg SFB yesterday. @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/habqHr7NVs
— Jay L. DeShetler (@jdeshetler) September 26, 2022
Some great launch videos. Now, to release some equally impressive landing videos, demonstrating that ULA is in the business of recovering and reusing rockets to not only lower launch cost (and compete with SpaceX) but also to ramp up launch rates in order to save western civilization off-world, because it’s going to hell on *this* one.