OTV-7 – Spaceflight Now

May 9, 2025

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[ May 8, 2025 ] White House taps former Air Force colonel for NASA Deputy Administrator role News
[ May 7, 2025 ] Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date News
[ May 6, 2025 ] SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch Falcon 9
[ May 3, 2025 ] SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date Falcon 9
[ May 3, 2025 ] SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold Falcon 9

U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane lands following 434-day orbital mission

March 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The secretive winged spacecraft launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Dec. 29, 2023 to conduct a classified mission. The landing concludes the seventh flight of the Boeing-built spacecraft since 2010.

Falcon Heavy launch of secretive X-37B military spaceplane on hold

December 11, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

Falcon Heavy is returning to the hangar and the launch of the USSF-52 mission with the X-37B spaceplane is on hold. A ground issue scrubbed an earlier launch attempt and now required work on the vehicle itself.