SpaceX just launched a secret military space plane and then landed a rocket back on Earth
The Elon Musk-founded company SpaceX just launched a secret mission for the U.S. government to orbit.
The company then landed the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket back on land in Cape Canaveral, just days before Hurricane Irma is forecast to hit the area.
The mission is an unusual one for SpaceX.
Instead of its usual private satellites or cargo for NASA, SpaceX launched a secret space plane called the X-37B to space for the Air Force, marking the spaceflight company's first launch for the military
This is the fifth mission of the X-37B, which is an uncrewed orbital vehicle that can spend years in space without coming back to Earth. It's not clear exactly what the plane does while in orbit, but the Air Force has released some non-specific information. Read more...
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