https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/05/hurricane_irma_imperils_spacex_launching_its_first_space_shuttle/ >Incoming Hurricane Irma has prompted the mandatory evacuation of parts of Florida, USA – and is threatening to ruin Elon Musk's week too. >On Wednesday, SpaceX was due to deliver the US Air Force's secretive X-37B pocket space shuttle into orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket. The X-37B is usually launched by SpaceX's bitter rival the United Launch Alliance, but the Musketeers have convinced the US Department of Defense to let them try it.