Featuring the United States Space Force (USSF) logo for the first time, the encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is set for the USSF-52 Mission. [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
The X-37B spaceplane will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on December 7th for its seventh mission (USSF-52).
This mission will be the first X-37B launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket and test new orbital regimes and radiation effects on materials.
Experiments include testing materials and plant seeds provided by NASA to study the effects of space radiation.
The mission aims to expand the capabilities of the reusable X-37B spaceplane.
The U.S. Space Force is set to soon launch the X-37B orbital test vehicle on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission to experiment with future space domain awareness technologies.
Launch of the seventh mission of the Boeing-built reusable X-37B spaceplane, which has been designated USSF-52, will be December 7 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the service said.
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