Clandestine X-37B Spaceplane Successfully Soars to Space on ULA Atlas V for U.S. Space Force: Photos

Daylight Steak! Top secret X-37B spaceplane zooms to orbit atop ULA Atlas V but disappears behind thick dark clouds overhead after about 10 seconds into this 30 second long daytime exposure on the OTV-6 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at 9:14 a.m. EDT on May 17, 2020 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

17 May 2020

Ken Kremer - -  For Space Upclose.com and RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After a days delay due to atrocious weather the clandestine X-37B spaceplane successfully soared to space atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V for the U.S. Space Force from the Florida Space Coast Sunday morning May 17 – on a mission dedicated to first responders amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic crisis.

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