The unmanned, reusable US Boeing X-37B space plane will be launched via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time in early December. United States Army he wrote in a press release.
“X-37B Mission 7 will do just that Launching on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time“It is designated USSF-52, with a wide range of test and experimental objectives,” the Space Force said.
The mystery spaceplane is manufactured by Boeing and operated by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and the Space Force. Its last mission ended a year ago after spending two and a half years in space.
The Space Force said the Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the on materials provided by NASA.”
“We are excited to expand the X-37B’s reusable capabilities, using the flight-proven service module and Falcon Heavy rocket to conduct advanced multiplex experiments for the Department of the Air Force and its partners,” said Lt. Col. Colonel Joseph Fritchen, X-37B program manager.
The X-37B looks similar to the retired Space Shuttle, although the spaceplane is a fraction of the size, measuring 29 feet long and 9.5 feet high, with a wingspan of 15 feet.
Below is a list of top-secret missions flown by the former X-37 B in low-ground kills:
- OTV-1: It was launched on April 22, 2010 and landed on December 3, 2010, spending more than 224 days in orbit.
- OTV-2: It was launched on March 5, 2011 and landed on June 16, 2012, spending more than 468 days in orbit.
- OTV-3: It was launched on December 11, 2012 and landed on October 17, 2014, spending more than 674 days in orbit.
- OTV-4: It was launched on May 20, 2015 and landed on May 7, 2015, spending approximately 718 days in orbit.
- OTV-5: It was launched on September 7, 2017 and landed on October 27, 2019, spending approximately 780 days in orbit.
- OTV-6: It was launched on May 17, 2020 and landed on November 12, 2022, spending more than 908 days in orbit.
There are rumors that the X-37B may have served as a testbed for it Space weapons Or they can be used to capture enemy satellites…
News of the X-37B launch via SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket shows that Elon Musk has become The “irrevocable” billionaire. As the West increasingly relies on missile technology.
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