On April 22, 2010, the U.S. Air Force launched the super-secret X-37B space plane on its first spaceflight. [‘On This Day in ...

The U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida May 7, 2017. Managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the X-37B ...

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An uncrewed U.S. Air Force space plane has just broken the record for time spent in orbit. What it's specifically been doing up there has been kept a tightly guarded secret. The X-37B, which looks ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B just began its eighth mission atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 to test next-gen tech, including laser communications and a record-grade quantum inertial ...

An X-37B space plane touches down at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 17, 2014 to end a 22-month secret mission for the U.S. military. It marked the third X-37B space plane flight since ...

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A United States military mini shuttle launched Thursday night to conduct unspecified experiments in space. SpaceX powered the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched ...

The U.S. Air Force said late Nov. 30 that its first X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, in orbit since April, is slated to land Dec. 3-6, depending on technical and weather conditions. “Preparations for the ...