The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned space plane has successfully returned to Earth after a novel aerobraking maneuver during its 7th flight.

B are classified. Still, it is critical to the U.S. Space Force’s ability to conduct space operations in the increasingly ...

Noteworthy, the photos of OTV-7 upon return 434 days later show the X-37B sporting the USSF markings and not the USAF markings observed on OTV-6 and before. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space ...

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

A Boeing X-37B miniature space shuttle sent into space by the U.S. military successfully returned from the Earth’s orbit on ...

The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...

The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its ...

For the first time, we’re seeing an image from the record-breaking US military space plane while in Earth orbit. Over the weekend, the US Space Force shared a photo taken by the spacecraft X-37B ...

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 was launched into space by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy for a classified, long-duration military mission for the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 29, 2023, CBS News previously ...

Mission seven launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on December 28, 2023, taking off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's ...

This was the seventh mission for the X-37B space plane, officially designated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), which landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, today (March 7).