# @spaceforcedod on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNtBXgnVCKX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33788508-spaceforcedod-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bfa7e4491c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-23T16:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Space Force (@spaceforcedod) — https://gondola.cc/spaceforcedod

## Caption

Liftoff! 🚀

#SpaceForce, in partnership with SpaceX, launched the eighth mission of the #X37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on Thursday night.

The dynamic and responsive spacecraft is responsible for conducting a range of tests and experiments that expedite the development of critical next-generation technologies and operational concepts for reusable space capabilities.

📷 courtesy of SpaceX

#OTV #SemperSupra #SpaceX #USSF36

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## Tags

spaceforce, otv, x37b, spacex, ussf36, sempersupra

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