Boeing's Delta III Rocket made its first launch on August 21, 2000. Of its three flights, two have been failures, and the third - which succeeded - carried the only dummy (inert) payload of any Delta rocket. Delta III has the capability to deliver 8,400 pounds (3,800 kilograms) of cargo to geostationary transfer orbit, twice the payload of the Delta II.

External links

• History of the Delta Launch Vehicle
• Spaceflight Now article 8/21/2000