The X-37B military spaceplane has successfully completed its seventh mission after spending 434 days in orbit, marking ...
The Space Force considers the mission particularly significant for its demonstration of aerobraking maneuvers — a technique that uses atmospheric drag during multiple orbital passes to change ...
"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of ...
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 ...
The secretive X-37B spaceplane has just returned from its latest highly classified, long-duration mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, ...
US military officials believe Russia and China are aggressively testing new offensive space capabilities, pointing to a ...
The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit ...
The Space Force has been secretive about the X-37B’s missions. However, it confirmed the current flight is testing new orbital manoeuvres. The vehicle is also experimenting with space domain ...
Col. Blaine Stewart stated: “Mission 7’s operation in a new orbital regime, its novel aerobraking maneuver, and its testing of space domain awareness experiments have written an exciting new ...
The US Space Force released an image Thursday that was taken by its top-secret space plane for the first time since launching on its seventh mission in late 2023. While conducting experiments in a ...