Friday, December 29, 2023

U.S. Space Force's X-37B Spaceplane Is Launched On A Secret Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket

 

FOX News: SpaceX launches X-37B aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Center  

The mission marks the first time SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has been used to launch the Boeing X-37B into orbit 

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched the Pentagon’s secretive X-37B spacecraft after the mission was delayed for several weeks due to weather and other issues. 

SpaceX launched the X-37B aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday evening – marking the first time the rocket has carried the Space Force’s X-37B. 

On its six previous trips into orbit, the spacecraft was launched by United Launch Alliance Atlas V or SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.  

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WNU Editor: This mission is expected to last for years .... US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years (ABC News). 

U.S. Space Force's X-37B Spaceplane Is Launched On A Secret Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket  

US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years -- AP  

US military's secretive spaceplane launched on possible higher-orbit mission -- Reuters 

In spectacular launch doubleheader, SpaceX puts military spaceplane and 23 Starlinks in orbit -- CBS News  

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches X-37B plane, one of the US military’s most fascinating secrets -- CNN  

US military’s X-37B robot spaceplane blasts off on secret mission aboard SpaceX rocket -- The Guardian

SpaceX launches U.S. military spaceplane on Falcon Heavy rocket -- Space News 

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches mysterious X-37B space plane for US Space Force after delays -- Space.com  

US Space Force sends X-37B space plane on another secretive mission -- C4ISRNET

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