{"id":1210867,"date":"2023-12-11T18:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1210867"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:38:04","slug":"the-us-militarys-spaceplane-is-about-to-fly-again-it-needs-a-bigger-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1210867","title":{"rendered":"The US military\u2019s spaceplane is about to fly again\u2014it needs a bigger rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stands on Launch Complex 39A in Florida, hours before its scheduled liftoff with the military’s X-37B spaceplane. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann\/Ars Technica)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida\u2014A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised for launch as soon as Tuesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the US military’s mysterious X-37B spaceplane is fastened atop the heavy-lifter for a ride into orbit.<\/p>\n

Although the Space Force is keeping details about the military spaceplane’s flight under wraps, we know it’s heading into an unusual orbit, probably significantly higher than the X-37B’s previous sojourns that stayed within a few hundred miles of Earth’s surface.<\/p>\n

SpaceX’s launch team called off a launch attempt Monday night “due\u00a0to a ground side issue” and reset for another launch opportunity as soon as Tuesday night. When it lifts off, the Falcon Heavy will light 27 kerosene-fueled engines to power the rocket off its launch pad overlooking the Atlantic coastline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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