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ULA Launches X-37B Spaceplane for Space Force

By Rachel Jewett

Monday, May 18th, 2020

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ULA Launches X-37B Spaceplane for Space Force

A ULA Atlas V 501 rocket carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifted off on May 17. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the Atlas V 501 from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday, at 9:14 a.m. EDT, carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The launch was delayed one day due to bad weather. It marked the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6) and ULA’s second mission for the U.S. Space Force. ULA is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. The Boeing-built X-37B is…

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