
Space Force to Launch X-37B OTV-8 in August to Demonstrate Laser Comms and Quantum Inertial Sensor
The US Space Force is set to launch its eighth Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Florida’s Space Coast on August 21. The uncrewed mission will carry next-generation laser communications and the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space.