https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/atlas-v-551-nrol-107-silent-barker/
https://www.nro.gov/Launches/launch-nrol-107/
For the X-35 community, Mission X was Lockheed Martin’s opportunity to demonstrate these unique qualities through the successful execution of three basic events in a single mission. The mission consisted of a 450-foot short takeoff, climbing to 25,000 feet, making a supersonic dash, and returning to the field for a vertical landing – an aviation first. Mission X was deemed the F-35 program’s Hat Trick.
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/f35/news-and-features/the-hat-trick-history-missionx.html
>but why hat trick
>successful execution of three basic events in a single mission.
-a 450-foot short takeoff,
-climbing to 25,000 feet, making a supersonic dash,
-and returning to the field for a vertical landing
Sunshine after the rain.
Fair point, kek.