Storms had moved through the area in the hours prior but conditions improved to 90% favorable just before launch.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

The uncrewed X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle launched from Cape Canaveral on Thursday evening aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

OTV-8 is the third X-37B mission to launch on a SpaceX rocket. (Two have employed Falcon 9s and one lifted off on a Falcon ...

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission. Launched Thursday by SpaceX, the craft with no one ...