Watch SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launch secret US spy mission tonight
SpaceX is scheduled to launch a classified NROL-97 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office using a Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission is expected to carry heavy or distant payloads for the government.
Why it matters
The use of the Falcon Heavy for classified government missions highlights the increasing reliance of national security agencies on private aerospace contractors.
The NROL-97 mission is scheduled to launch tonight (Oct. 1) at 11:53 a.m. ET.
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The Falcon Heavy is scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida tonight at 11:53 p.m. EDT (0353 GMT), on a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) called NROL-97.
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