SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches US Space Force's X-37B To Orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its eighth mission, designated USSF-36, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 0350 UTC on August 22. The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned 8.5 minutes later, touching down at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, next door to KSC