United Launch Alliance will launch the final Delta IV rocket on Thursday with the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is scheduled for 1:40 PM EDT (17:40 UTC) with the mission expected to take several hours to complete.
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