SpaceX launches secret military shuttle as Hurricane Irma approaches

Autonomous X-37B shuttle launched by Elon Musk’s company could be ‘testing surveillance technologies’ for the US Air Force

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Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX has launched a secret military shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, days before Hurricane Irma is expected to hit the state.

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