SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force ‘rapid response’ GPS mission
WASHINGTON — In a mission veiled in secrecy, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Dec. 16 at 7:52 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, sending a military Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to a medium orbit about 12,000 miles above Earth. Named Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1), this mission was a U.S. … Read more