The Space Force’s X-37 is ready to return to orbit. The secretive spaceplane is set to blast off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at around 11:50 p.m. local time on Aug. 21.
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The ultimate goal was to take off from Earth, fly a mission through space, reenter the atmosphere, and land on a runway.
The Space Force is luring would-be pilots at the Air Force Academy to consider an alternative path shaping the future of a new domain.
