The Space Force's top-secret X-37B spaceplane landed after spending well over a year orbiting the Earth. The space plane launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023. What exactly it did ...

You’ve Heard of the X-37B, Right? If you’ve ever followed spaceflight news, you’ve probably heard of the X-37B, the secretive ...

Space Force is looking to expand its offensive capabilities with directed-energy lasers, jamming systems and more traditional weapons.

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 ...

The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, the X-37B vehicle carried no people, just military experiments.

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reusable space plane is designed to operate in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), 240 to 800 km (150 to 500 mi) above the Earth, and test reusable vehicle technologies that support long-term space objectives.

The U.S. and China recently launched secretive space missions using high-tech space planes. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday looks at what the U.S.’s Boeing-made X-37B spacecraft is capable of doing ...