The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly elliptical high Earth orbit since December 2023. That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year ...

That technique enables the spacecraft to change orbits while expending minimal fuel. — X-37B: The Space Force's mysterious space plane ...

The U.S. Space Force’s unmanned X-37B space plane continues to orbit Earth, raising questions about its true purpose. While many of its missions remain classified, some details about its work in ...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches mysterious X-37B space plane for US Space Force after delays As part of this increased launch activity, Space Launch Delta 45 and SpaceX implemented new ...

Audrey Decker, Staff Writer Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver The aerobraking X-37B will use Earth’s atmosphere to change its altitude using minimal fuel. Audrey Decker ...

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Read more. Dec. 28 (Delayed from Dec. 10, 11, 13): SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A on USSF-52, the third mission for the Space Force, launching the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle ...

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Meet the X-37B – In the latest iteration of the Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy, China is cited as America’s “pacing military threat,” rather than just a “global competitor.” Released in ...