SpaceX has had its busiest year yet, achieving 96 launches in 2023. The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane was launched on its seventh mission atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before. The spacecraft is expected to carry out cutting-edge research on a classified mission that may last at least a couple of years. This launch marks the first time the Falcon Heavy rocket was used to send the experimental spacecraft to orbit, highlighting the growing US-China space rivalry.
In a new twist to the growing US-China space rivalry, US military launched its secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on a possible higher-orbit mission, two weeks after Beijing blasted its own equally secretive Shenlong robot spaceplane https://t.co/ie3wLarqkK https://t.co/GmrcoPNX9t
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The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. https://t.co/coOockGiZB
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US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane launched on a possible higher-orbit mission, two weeks after China blasted its own equally secretive Shenlong robot spaceplane https://t.co/ie3wLarqkK https://t.co/kRHcs1GR2Y
SpaceX’s hulking Falcon Heavy rocket returned to the skies Thursday evening, and this time it launched a mysterious spacecraft for the US military that will carry out cutting-edge research. https://t.co/VM9E5qG3Qp
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X-37B robot spaceplane launched from Florida https://t.co/Pns1BotkIv
US military's X-37B space plane blasts off on secretive mission https://t.co/LlRl1YqETl https://t.co/nGlyQi4RIw
Another successful Falcon Heavy launch by @SpaceX — hell of a job by everyone there doing this pioneering work. https://t.co/vPWNR88bGh
SpaceX launched a top-secret military spaceplane into orbit https://t.co/OTD9bk019E
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America's X-37B robot spaceplane blasts off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for secretive mission https://t.co/p34p4kxrZn https://t.co/KhBugnZGG7
The U.S. military's X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years https://t.co/f6afZgdzdb
In a spectacular liftoff carried live on a SpaceX webcast, the US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on its seventh mission https://t.co/ie3wLarqkK https://t.co/cHcjnNwgf7
America's X-37B robot spaceplane blasts off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for secretive mission - two weeks after China launched its own 'Divine Dragon' space drone https://t.co/G5N8n39x0Y https://t.co/yqHeabg7G0
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Well, it has been quite the day for #SpaceX! Falcon Heavy side boosters in the front there, and a Starlink Falcon 9 launching behind. Wow wow wow! 🚀🚀🚀 https://t.co/YQSl2AwpLB https://t.co/JBrZL9jCFE
A secretive US government spaceplane has embarked on a classified mission aboard one of the world's most powerful rockets 🔗 Read more https://t.co/HNTyRVyfzJ
Congrats to the SpaceX team on achieving 96 launches in 2023! https://t.co/RWNJQH8eY3
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The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on its seventh mission, the first launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before https://t.co/aWXu4hFss8
US military’s X-37B robot spaceplane blasts off on secret mission aboard SpaceX rocket https://t.co/T88NfeCjl8
WATCH: This is the moment SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket lifts a secretive space plane for the US Space Force. It's the first time the rocket was used to send the experimental spacecraft to orbit https://t.co/FJt8rnAGsH https://t.co/h46y0xRcS4
SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket lofted a secretive space plane for the US Space Force on Thursday evening from Florida, the first time the rocket was used to send the Boeing-built experimental spacecraft to orbit https://t.co/Io6Mm1mLPH
US military's secretive spaceplane launched on possible higher-orbit mission https://t.co/ik41bGdjQG https://t.co/cugqdHZyFi
I'm LIVE to watch @SpaceX launch a Falcon Heavy with the secretive X-37B spaceplane for @SpaceForceDoD! This is an awesome mission, you won't want to miss out! Come say hi!!! #USSF52 - https://t.co/bo7f5WkgRR
US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane ready for launch to higher orbit https://t.co/76ILa87Pp0 https://t.co/pF4T9wwBb7
⚠️ US MILITARY'S SECRETIVE X-37B SPACEPLANE READY FOR LAUNCH TO HIGHER ORBIT After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of…
#SpaceX has had its busiest year yet, launching more Falcon rocket missions than ever, though it fell just short of reaching a major milestone. https://t.co/2Ch6iSg9uO
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