Space Force launches mystery plane in dedication to coronavirus workers and victims

Published May 17, 2020 6:00pm ET



The Space Force launched a secret mission space plane into orbit, dedicating the takeoff to front-line workers battling the coronavirus and victims.

The autonomous Boeing-made X-37B spacecraft took off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, attached to an Atlas V rocket on Sunday. It’s the sixth time since 2010 that the aircraft has been sent to space. It’s not clear how long its current mission will last.

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