SpaceX to launch X-37B on Falcon 9 rocket
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It was the 8th flight of X-37B designed for the US Air Force by Boeing. It is set to test laser communications and navigation without GPS use.
The dramatic footage clearly shows the boost-back burn of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage.
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The SpaceX spacecraft company successfully launched two dozen satellites into low-Earth orbit Monday on its latest Falcon 9 mission of the year.
Starship's 10th flight test will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase launch site in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The company has yet to successfully launch and land the stainless-steel spacecraft, which is being engineered to be fully reusable and would be able to carry up to 100 people to deep space destinations.
Two rocket launches from California within a week? That's the plan as SpaceX gears up for another Starlink mission after a slow start to the month.
But in the early hours of Sunday, SpaceX is also preparing to launch its 33rd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using its trusty Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The Dragon will be filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies for the crew aboard the ISS, which orbits around 250 miles above Earth.