US Space Force’s secretive X-37B spacecraft lands after record-breaking flight

US Space Force’s secretive X-37B spacecraft lands after record-breaking flight

The US Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to Earth after spending a record-breaking 908 days in orbit. The Boeing-built test vehicle touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5.22 AM ET (3.52 PM IST) on November 12. The OTV-6 mission was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket […]

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SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy mission since 2019 from Florida

SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy mission since 2019 from Florida

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most-powerful active rocket, lifted off on Tuesday for the first time in more than three years through dense fog at Florida’s Cape Canaveral, with Elon Musk’s company sending satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The rocket system, consisting of three Falcon 9 boosters strapped side-by-side, took off from […]

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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched an Atlas V rocket with the sixth and final Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO 6) spacecraft for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The ULA is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The rocket launched from the Canaveral Space Force […]

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