SpaceX schedules secret mission for Northrop Grumman It's no mystery why SpaceX is busy on Florida's Space Coast, but its latest scheduled launch is certainly shrouded in mystery. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based rocket company announced this week it is targeting a launch date no later than November for a secret mission code-named Zuma for defense contractor Northrop Grumman. SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 rocket to send the mysterious payload from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. (Orlando Business Journal)