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16th November 2017, 19:18 | #1 |
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| SpaceX is Launching a Secret Mission Called 'Zuma' On November 16th, between 8PM and 10PM Eastern, SpaceX is sending a secret payload called "Zuma" beyond our atmosphere. The aerospace corporation test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket on November 11th with the intention of launching the mission on the 15th. While the latest target date was moved by a day, and it could be delayed again, Zuma needs to launch by November 30th. Why it absolutely needs to be in position by the end of this month isn't clear, though - not when we know next to nothing about the mission. SpaceX continues to make huge inroads into U.S. government space missions and it seems they are ever getting into the classified game. Anyway, it's good to see launches on a routine basis where the booster is landed successfully. Go SpaceX! We do know, though, that the secret payload is headed to Low Earth Orbit and is blasting off from Kennedy Space Center's historic 39A Launch Complex. SpaceX will also attempt yet another landing and will guide the rocket's first stage to a landing site at Cape Canaveral. http://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/11/...n_called_zuma/ |
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