Another US military mini-shuttle takes off for secret space mission

Launched by SpaceX, the space plane with no one aboard took off from Cape Canaveral, This image provided by Space X shows its rocket carrying a mini-shuttle preparing to take off on a secret mission, on Wednesday in Cape Canaveral. (Credit: PTI)

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (TIP): Another US military mini-shuttle blasted off on Thursday, August 21 night to conduct classified experiments in space. Launched by SpaceX, the space plane with no one aboard took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It’s the eighth such flight for the test vehicles known as X-37B. This one will test laser communications and safe navigation without GPS, according to the US Space Force.

It’s not yet clear how long the mini-shuttle will remain aloft. The last X-37B circled the globe for a little over a year before returning to Earth in March. Previous missions have lasted months to years.

The Boeing-made reusable space planes were first launched in 2010 and are 9 meters long with a wingspan of almost 4.5 meters.

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