SpaceX set to launch Air Force’s spaceplane today just before Hurricane Irma reaches Florida

A hurricane barreling toward the Florida coast isn’t stopping SpaceX from launching its Falcon 9 rocket today. The company is slated to launch the US Air Force’s mysterious X-37B spaceplane into orbit sometime this morning or early afternoon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The timing may work out, since Hurricane Irma isn’t slated to reach Florida until this weekend, but it’s possible weather may delay the mission until after the storm passes.
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