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

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

A Boeing X-37B miniature space shuttle sent into space by the U.S. military successfully returned from the Earth’s orbit on ...

"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operations in a safe and responsible manner." ...

The X-37B, developed by Boeing, was conducting a range of maneuvers and testing "space domain awareness technology" while orbiting Earth on Mission 7 of the new platform. Mission 7 was the first ...

Chance Saltzman. The first five X-37B missions were sent to orbit via Atlas V rockets made by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The sixth mission saw a ...

Only two of the vehicles exist, according to Boeing, the manufacturer. The mission exercised the USSF’s ability to quickly launch and recover systems across multiple sites, as well as the X-37B ...

An unmanned spaceplane sent into Earth's orbit in late 2023 returned on Friday, landing at California's Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, the U.S. Space Force said on Friday. The X-37B ...

The secretive X-37B spaceplane has just returned from its latest highly classified, long-duration mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, at 07.22 UTC (2.22AM EST), the Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space ...

The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests. The unmanned Boeing-made aircraft landed ...