Watch live ULA launches live US military space plane reserved for its sixth mission – TechCrunch

Saturday United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting takeoff at 8:24 a.m. EDT (5:24 p.m. PDT) for one of its Atlas V rockets carrying the orbital test vehicle of the US Space Force X-37B. USA, which is a fully autonomous winged space plane that looks a bit like a scaled-down version of space Shuttle bus

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This is the sixth mission for the X-37B, although it will be the first to be flown under the supervision of the US Space Force. Since then the space plane was previously operated by the Air Force before the formation of the new wing of the United States Armed Forces. United States

The X-37B performs various missions for the United States. Although its specific objectives are classified. The unmanned test vehicle spends long periods in orbit around Earth while conducting these missions, and its longest mission to date is a record 780 days for its flight which landed on October 27.

Stay tuned for updates as weather conditions could mean that this version is delayed to a backup date.