Heather Wilson – Spaceflight Now

July 26, 2021

Breaking News

[ July 26, 2021 ] Russia’s Pirs module discarded after 20 years of service at space station Mission Reports
[ July 25, 2021 ] China launches three more Yaogan spysats Mission Reports
[ July 22, 2021 ] NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight Atlas 5
[ July 21, 2021 ] Russian science lab heads for International Space Station Mission Reports
[ July 21, 2021 ] Mars rover gearing up for first sample collection work Mission Reports

U.S. Air Force taps SpaceX to launch next X-37B spaceplane mission

June 6, 2017

A month after an X-37B mini-space shuttle glided to a landing on Kennedy Space Center’s runway in Florida, the U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that the spaceplane’s next mission will launch in August aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time.