Earlier today, the U.S. Space Force quietly released the first ever in-orbit photo from Boeing’s X-37, a highly secretive reusable robotic spacecraft fielded by the DOD. The image, taken on the ...

The secretive X-37B spaceplane has just returned from its latest highly classified, long-duration mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, ...

The U.S. Space Force's unmanned spaceplane exited orbit after 434 days and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of ...

The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit ...

The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2:22 am EST Friday), capping its high-flying mission with an automated ...

Most advanced re-entry spacecraft' In 1999, NASA selected Boeing to design a reusable orbital test vehicle to monitor and repair satellites closely. Over the next four years, the X-37 underwent ...

The Boeing-built spacecraft is derived from NASA’s original X-37 program, which ran from 1999 to 2004. It was then transferred to DARPA before being taken over by the Air Force Rapid ...

Space Force's unmanned X-37B test spaceplane returned to Earth on Friday after 434 days in orbit. "The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned spaceplane, ...

U.S. Space Force's unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 has concluded its seventh mission, successfully deorbiting and ...

Touchdown occurred at 2:22 a.m. EST (0722 GMT). During the mission, the Boeing-built X-37B performed a novel "aerobraking maneuver" that demonstrated its robust maneuver capability. In the ...