"SpaceX's Secretive Space Missions: Falcon Heavy and X-37B Take Flight"

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Source: Orlando Sentinel
"SpaceX's Secretive Space Missions: Falcon Heavy and X-37B Take Flight"
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A on Monday night, carrying the secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle built by Boeing. The X-37B, a miniature space shuttle, will embark on its seventh trip to space and will conduct groundbreaking experiments for the Department of the Air Force and its partners. The powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, consisting of three Falcon 9 boosters, will attempt to land its side boosters at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch marks Falcon Heavy's third mission for the Space Force and is part of the Space Coast's 69th launch of the year.

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