Thespace planeblasted 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. Its predawn touchdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was not announced until hours a...
See photos and images of the U.S. military's XS-1 experimental space plane project in this Space.com gallery. The XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane program is led by DARPA.
Space plane tech could power hypersonic aircraft for US militaryEngine technology being developed for a British space plane could also find its way into hypersonic aircraft built by the U.S. military.Rob CoppingerSPACE.com Contributor
The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane has apparently been spotted by satellite watchers, about seven months after the secretive vehicle reached orbit.
DARPA launched the XS-1 program in 2014 with the goal of developing a reusable launch system capable of flying 10 times in 10 days with aircraftlike operability, at a cost of no more than $5 million per flight. [XS-1: A US Military Space Plane in Pictures (Gallery)] ...
Engine technology being developed for a British space plane could also find its way into hypersonic aircraft built by the U.S. military. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is studying hypersonic vehicles that would use the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), which the English co...
SpaceX Falcon set was set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on December 11 but will delay it for another 24 hours. Continue reading to learn more details. SpaceX 61st Launch of 2023: 13 Military Satellites for US Space Force Deployed Atop Falcon 9 Rocket ...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the US military's X-37B experimental space plane lifts off from launch complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida Dec 11, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] The space plane, called X-37B, is an unmanned mini space shuttle. It was sent into space aboard ...
According to international law, the illegality of an unmanned aircraft entering another country's airspace without authorization can be exempted in the event of force majeure, danger or emergency evasion, Zhu pointed out.By contrast, the US is conducting real military reconnaissance on China using ...
According to international law, the illegality of an unmanned aircraft entering another country's airspace without authorization can be exempted in the event of force majeure, danger or emergency evasion, Zhu pointed out. By contrast, the US is conducting real military reconnaissance on China using...