Air Force reveals new details about sixth X-37B mission, launching May 16

By Courtney Albon / May 6, 2020 at 12:07 PM
The Air Force revealed new details today about the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle's next mission, which will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, in 10 days. Secretary Barbara Barrett said the reusable spacecraft's sixth excursion, which will lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, will include more experiments than any previous flight. The service does not typically reveal details about the spacecraft's mission, but Barrett said today during a Space Foundation event that among the...

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