SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Secretive Space Force Spaceplane

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SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, December 10, carrying the U.S. Space Force's experimental X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. This will be the first time Falcon Heavy launches the X-37B, as it is usually carried by a United Launch Alliance rocket. The X-37B is an uncrewed space plane that has spent a record 908 days in orbit and aims to demonstrate reusable spacecraft technologies for the U.S. Air Force. The launch will be live-streamed on SpaceX's X account.
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