Triple Barreled Powerhouse Plows Dazzling Path to Orbit for Clandestine NRO Eavesdropper - Gallery

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL -- A top secret eavesdropping satellite constructed to support America's national defense plowed a dazzling path to orbit Saturday riding atop the immense firepower of the mightiest rocket in the world - the triple barreled Delta IV Heavy powerhouse. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) soared to space under mostly sunny sunshine state skies from Space Launch Complex-37...