B are classified. Still, it is critical to the U.S. Space Force’s ability to conduct space operations in the increasingly ...

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

On March 7, 2025, at 02:22 am EST, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This unmanned spaceplane ...

The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.

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 ...

The X-37B is a reusable robotic space plane operated by the US Space Force. It resembles a miniature space shuttle at just ...

Mission seven launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on December 28, 2023, taking off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's ...

The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its ...

Dubbed X-37B or the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), it is the code name for the spacecraft which is right on its seventh ...

Apart from the aerobraking maneuver, the other findings from X-37B's seventh mission remain under wraps. What is known, however, is that the spacecraft has already used three different launch ...