SpaceX’s pilotless Falcon rocket is going to carry an X-37B, that can fly in orbit for hundreds of days at a time. The collaboration is seen as an ambitious attempt, and it carries civilian and military experiments on board. It is expected that this would be X-37B’s longest journey.
US Air Force ‘Spy’ Plane X-37B to Soar into Space on Elon Musk’s Rocket Tonight (Representational Image)
The United States Space Force and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are collaborating to launch a ‘spy’ spaceplane Monday evening for a classified mission. The SpaceX Falcon Rocket is going to be deployed for the operation and is used as a facilitator to carry secretarial cargo. The rocket will launch at around 8:14 p.m. ET on Monday. The takeoff is going to take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Caveral, Florida.
The US Space Force is going to launch its covert X-37B spaceplane. Notably, the X-37B is on its seventh endeavor into space. It flew for the first time in 2010. The top secret spaceplane’s payload is classified, according to Business Insider.
SpaceX’s pilotless Falcon rocket is going to carry an X-37B, that can fly in orbit for hundreds of days at a time. The collaboration is seen as an ambitious attempt, and it carries civilian and military experiments on board. It is expected that this would be X-37B’s longest journey.
They launch vertically on top of rockets but glide back down to Earth to land on a runway. They take off vertically atop rockets and land on a runway after gliding back down to Earth. The US military may utilize them for espionage, according to rumors that their lengthy missions are obscured by secrecy. It is believed that the US military establishment uses such missions for spying.
The US Space Force suggests that, as part of the mission, the flight could be longer and reach greater heights. The Space Force’s statement issued ahead of the launch informed that the last mission carried out using a similar spaceplane lasted 908 days.
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