
SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket. The mission, NROL-85, was the NRO’s second launch this year. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 17 at 6:13 a.m. PT. The booster returned to the landing zone after delivering the payload to orbit. “All launches are exciting, but this one, with our…