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

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Aug. 21), carrying a variety of ...

The X-37B military space plane is built by Boeing for the US Space Force. ULA Atlas V and SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets have sent the X-37B space plane to orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Florida's ...

Space X's Falcon Heavy rocket returned to the skies Thursday night, launching a mysterious spacecraft for the U.S. military. The rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's ...

On August 21, 2025, a small but powerful space plane will once again head into orbit, carrying with it experiments that could redefine how humans travel through space. The X-37B, a reusable orbital ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off Aug. 21 from Kennedy Space Center carrying USSF-36, the eighth mission of the X-37B orbital test vehicle. Credit: SpaceX The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the X-37B ...

Should the eighth mission scheduled for August 21 occur as planned, it is believed that the X-37B spacecraft will spend more than a year in orbit. In May, the People’s Republic of China demonstrated a ...

Less than six months after concluding a year-plus mission in orbit, the Space Force’s top-secret X-37B space plane is gearing up for its eighth mission in just over 15 years. As the Orlando Sentinel ...

And it's officially on, the eighth mission of a spaceplane we know very little about. The Boeing-made X-37B lifted off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida on August 21, heading ...

Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) shares moved higher on Friday after the aerospace giant announced the successful launch of its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its eighth mission. The reusable spaceplane lifted ...