In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking ...

Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? The US military's top secret X-37B space plane has just pulled off a bunch of fancy flight maneuvers for the first time. In a rare display of ...

The Pentagon is usually scant on any details about the X-37B, its top secret space plane that flies up to 500 miles above Earth. But the Department of Defense has now revealed that the unmanned ...

The US Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, an unmanned space plane built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, remains shrouded in mystery. It's believed to be a testing ground for next-gen ...

In a cutting-edge milestone for orbital innovation, the U.S. military's secretive X-37B space plane has begun advanced aerobraking maneuvers to shift its orbit. Launched on its seventh mission ...

The US Space Force has made a not-so-secret announcement about the top-secret X-37B space plane. In a rare public statement about the spacecraft's mission, officials have said X-37B is set to ...

Artist's rendering of the X-37B conducting an aerobraking maneuver. Credit: Boeing Space On Oct. 10, the U.S. Space Force shared that the X-37B orbital test vehicle would begin executing a series ...

While the Russian and Chinese craft come and go, the American craft is likelier to linger. Maintaining its surveillance. Standing by to conduct close inspections of enemy satellites. With aerobraking ...

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Very little is known about the US Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The unmanned space plane, built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, is thought to be a test bed for next-generation ...

The U.S. military's highly secretive X-37B space plane just got a little less mysterious. In a rare show of openness about the space plane's operations, Boeing and the U.S. Space Force released a ...

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