X-37B mission: What to know about secret Space Force space plane launch this week

SpaceX to Launch Secret X-37B Space Plane Thursday

The hunt will be on shortly, to once again recover a clandestine mission in low Earth orbit. SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon-9 rocket from launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday night August 21st, with the classified USSF-36 mission. The U.S. Space Force has announced that this is the eighth mission for its fleet of two Orbital Test Vehicles (OTV-8). This is the automated ‘mini-space shuttle’ about the size of a large SUV that l…

X-37B mission: What to know about secret Space Force space plane launch this week

The Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center this week. Here's what we know about this secret mission.