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 of ...
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has been shrouded in mystery since its maiden flight in 2011. Designed by Boeing and operated by the U.S. Space Force (USSF), this remotely operated, reusable ...
Summary and Key Points: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has recently made headlines due to malfunctions that will delay the return of two NASA astronauts until 2025. While the Starliner faces challenges ...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B continues its eighth mission (OTV-8), having launched in August 2025. -This latest mission is a high-tech "sprint" into orbit, ...
After more than nine months in an unusual, highly elliptical orbit, the US military’s X-37B spaceplane will soon begin dipping its wings into Earth’s atmosphere to lower its altitude before eventually ...
The United States Space Force just offered a rare glimpse of its shadowy X-37B space plane in orbit. And now, the X-37B has notched another milestone with the Space Force's release of this photo, the ...