A test rocket exploded moments after being launched Vandenberg Space Force Base late Wednesday night. The Minotaur II+ rocket exploded about 11 seconds after it was launched from a Vandenberg test ...

It was the first launch of a Minotaur IV from the site since 2011, the NRO said via X. You may like US military launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on 4,200-mile test flight (video) ...

Vandenberg reports the Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV launch, which is part of the NROL-174 mission, is scheduled to liftoff Wednesday at 12:33 p.m. The mission has multiple national security payloads.

The Minotaur I, built by Northrop Grumman, lifted off around 9:35 a.m. EDT from Virginia's Wallops Island. It had been scheduled for a 7 a.m. liftoff but was delayed due to storms.

This 1861 illustration of the Minotaur created by English artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones became a meme on Twitter this week.