What the X-37B Really Does -America’s X-37B space plane looks like a scaled-down shuttle, but it has become one of the most ...

Launch recap: Live updates from USSF-36 mission, which launched at 11:50 p.m. Aug. 21 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Original story: The mysterious Space Force space plane is scheduled to ...

B—but it can rapidly change orbits, deploy payloads, or conduct on-orbit servicing, giving it clear intelligence or counter-space value.

Florida's Space Coast has become known for its rocket launches, which has notably increased in the past few years. Aside from the "ooh, ahh" factor of a launch virtually morning, noon or night − with ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built X 37B Orbital Test Vehicle launched today on its eighth mission, lifting off at 11:50PM ET aboard a SpaceX Falcon ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off late Thursday, propelling a reusable X-37B Space Force rocket plane into space on a classified long-duration mission. It was the eighth such flight since the ...

A not-so-secret, secret reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force is scheduled to lift off for its eighth mission on Thursday, Aug. 21, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Air Force’s unmanned aircraft, X-37B, landed successfully Sunday morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center — but it didn’t come down quietly. The space plane sent a sonic boom that rattled ...