"SpaceX and US Space Force Collaborate for Secretive X-37B Space Plane Launch"

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"SpaceX and US Space Force Collaborate for Secretive X-37B Space Plane Launch"
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SpaceX and the US Space Force are preparing for the launch of the secretive X-37B space plane, scheduled for December 10. The X-37B, resembling NASA's old space shuttle orbiters but smaller, will be launched atop a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be the seventh mission for the X-37B, with the duration and purpose of the flight remaining classified. The space plane is known to carry both military and civilian research payloads, including a NASA experiment to test the effects of long-term space radiation on seeds.

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