SpaceX to launch its most mysterious payload yet

SpaceX is taking on another secret mission in Florida on Thursday. Elon Musk's rocket

company will be sending a mysterious payload known only as "Zuma" into low earth orbit from Cape Canaveral. That will be followed by the company's signature rocket landing and recovery. Just about all that is known about Zuma is that it's going to help the US government do ... something. It's not even known which part of the federal government the payload belongs to. Federal contractor Northrop Grumman arranged the launch with SpaceX on behalf of the government, presumably to help preserve the restricted nature of the mission. "The US Government assigned Northrop Grumman the responsibility of acquiring launch services for this mission," Northrop Grumman's strategic communications director Lon Rains told me in an emailed statement. "As a company, Northrop Grumman realizes this is a monumental responsibility and we have taken great care to ensure the most affordable and lowest risk scenario for Zuma."                                                                                                                                             https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-falcon-9-zuma-launch-northrop-grumman-us-government/