U.S. Space Force's X-37B reusable space plane is set to take off on its seventh mission on Dec. 7, 2023, its first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceX Will Launch Next Secret X-37B Mission for US Air Force The company has now aced 16 such booster landings during orbital liftoffs — seven at Landing Zone 1 and nine on robotic "drone ships" at sea — including a string of 12 in a row. (This streak does not take into accoun...
The USAF X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is set for blastoff on Sept. 7, 2017, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo: Boeing/USAF The X-37B will be launched for the ...
This will be the second time the X-37B landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility — Mission 4 landed after 718 days in orbit. The spaceplane was designed for an on-orbit duration of 270 days. “Today marks an incredibly exciting day for the 45th Sp...
The U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 is seen after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida on May 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — Theenigmatic X-37B space planeis back in orbit after a Sunday morning launch aboard a United...
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle successfully landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility at 3:51 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, wrapping up its on-orbit experiments for 780 days, which broke its own record set in the fourth mission. ...
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., April 22, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful launch of the Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The OTV was launc
The landing mishap ended a string of 267 successful booster recoveries. Aug 28, 2024 Billionaire to launch on SpaceX flight featuring first commercial spacewalk Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record. Aug...
Pending weather, the X-37B orbiter will launch March 4 on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral. The Air Force has waited no time at all following the first successful launch. Successful being relative, since no one outside the program knows what the mission entailed. What is known however...
The lunar lander is expected to land on the moon's surface next week, and will mark the first time a U.S. craft has landed on the moon in over 50 years. 1 year ago SpaceX rocket launch carries a payload of vegetables Scientists will look at the effects of extended time in space on...