US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
Read full article: US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last yearsThe U.S. military has launched its secret space plane on another mission that's expected to last at least a couple of years.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of X-37B spacecraft on hold ‘until further notice’
Read full article: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of X-37B spacecraft on hold ‘until further notice’SpaceX delayed the launch its Falcon Heavy rocket to help get the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and U.S. Space Force’s seventh X-37B mission off the ground, the agency announced Monday evening.
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ULA launches Atlas V carrying X-37B after initial launch was scrubbed
Read full article: ULA launches Atlas V carrying X-37B after initial launch was scrubbedThe rocket is carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle under the newly formed U.S. Space Force. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance #AtlasV rocket on the #USSF7 mission featuring the #X37B Orbital Test Vehicle for the United States Space Force! ULA will launch the spacecraft, which resembles a small space shuttle, on an Atlas V rocket Saturday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch will mark the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle and the fourth launched aboard an Atlas V rocket. They were directly involved in building a satellite scheduled to launch into space May 16 aboard the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.