A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches USSF-36, the eighth mission for the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, on Aug. 21, 2025.
Credit: SpaceX
With two launch vehicles once again at its disposal, the U.S. Space Force is racing to deploy a batch of National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions before the end of the year. The service is working with providers United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX to launch eight Phase 2 missions by the...
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