Cabo Cañaveral – Another United States military minitransborder took off Thursday night to carry out experiments classified in space.
Dunctated by Spacex, the space plane with no one on board took off Cabo Cañaveral, Florida. It is the eighth flight of this type for test vehicles known as X-37B. This will test laser communications and safe navigation without GPS, according to the United States space force.
It is not yet clear how long the minitransbordador will remain in the air. The last X-37B went around the world for just over a year before returning to Earth in March. Previous missions have lasted from months to years.
The reusable space aircraft manufactured by Boeing were first launched in 2010 and measure 9 meters long with a wingspan of almost 4.5 meters.
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The scientific writer of AP, Adithi Ramakrishnan, contributed.
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