SpaceX and Space Systems Command USSF-52 mission with a space plane on Monday night was scrubbed.
Space Force X-37B spaceplane is slated to launch its seventh mission overall and first on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, headed to a unique orbit as soon as 8:14pm ET tonight.
SpaceX has scrubbed tonight's launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket with the X-37B mini-spaceplane due to a ground equipment issue. Live coverage: https://t.co/K5Caea3eFX pic.twitter.com/6K10KVor5T
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) December 12, 2023
NEWS: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch happening TONIGHT with 7th mission of secretive X-37B Space Plane
and no, ULA will not have a Christmas launch :’-(
Yet again, another issue for the debut of the Vulcan rocket
Plus, join @planet4589 and I Thursday for a LIVESTREAM pic.twitter.com/MHbT3V6TZD— Ellie in Space 🚀💫 (@esherifftv) December 11, 2023
SpaceX will try again tonight to send the X37B (US Space Force mini shuttle) classified mission into space. While details are limited about the mission or purpose of the craft, it should be a beautiful nighttime launch of the Falcon Heavy with 2 boosters returning to base. Launch… pic.twitter.com/Ndi4ENgNgd
— Greg Scott (@GregScott_photo) December 11, 2023
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They weren’t going to launch it from inside Russia.
Russians may blow it up on the pad.