SpaceX Successfully Launches Secret US Space Force X-37B Mission
TL;DR
SpaceX successfully launched the US military's classified X-37B spaceplane into orbit, marking its eighth mission. The autonomous spacecraft, built by Boeing, tests advanced technologies like laser communications and quantum sensors, with mission duration and objectives kept largely undisclosed.
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