The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...

The company notched another successful booster catch but lost contact with the Starship spacecraft at roughly the same point ...

The daring booster catch maneuver is a critical capability ... as Starship and are expected to burn up on reentry. While the Starship vehicle is targeted to land in the Indian Ocean, SpaceX ...

The daring booster catch maneuver is a critical capability in ... trajectory as Starship and are expected to burn up on reentry. SpaceX once again plans to attempt a third return and catch ...

In October 2024, Space Force announced that the spaceplane would be attempting a first-of-its-kind maneuver while in high ... and autonomous orbital flight, reentry and landing." ...

These would include a variety of land based ballistic missiles equipped with multiple precision guided maneuvering reentry warheads ... large unmanned underwater vehicles like the US Navy ...

The 52-meter (171-foot) vehicle is designed to be captured ... part of Earth’s atmosphere during a process known as reentry. The maneuver can heat up Starship’s exterior to more than 2,600 ...

All of the launch vehicle is currently in production with ... our Pioneer spacecraft flawlessly executed an Earth reentry maneuver and deployed Varda's capsule to land in South Australia.

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

They’re designed to shield the vehicle from the extreme heat that ... of Earth’s atmosphere during a process known as reentry. The maneuver can heat up Starship’s exterior to more than ...