Orbital maneuvering, also known as deep-space maneuvering, enables propulsion systems to alter the spacecraft's orbit. While orbiting space, the intelligence and surveillance systems offer the ...

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

The Orion Main Engine, a repurposed Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System engine, and two of the four pairs of Auxiliary engines get a last look in the left image before encapsulation for launch.) ...

"When we aerobrake, we utilize atmospheric drag to effectively step down our apogee one pass at a time until we get to the orbital regime ... version of the iconic Space Shuttle used by NASA ...

and a singular Aquila multi-ignition engine for orbital insertions and maneuvers once in space. Even before Spectrum's first test launch, Isar has already secured a launch contract to fly the new ...

“Mission 7’s operation in a new orbital regime, its novel aerobraking maneuver, and its testing of space domain awareness ... also has an autonomous landing system requiring no astronauts.

The mission also incorporated NASA experiments and conducted space domain awareness tests designed to collect data on orbital maneuvering. These tests are expected to inform the development of ...

"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 chapter in the X-37B program ...