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 ...

A TOP secret US spaceship has touched down on Earth after spending 434 days in orbit. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 landed ...

Since then, each successive flight has pushed for longer durations, with OTV-6 still holding the record at 909 days before landing in Florida in 2022. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is the U.S ...

Following the successful testing of “aerobraking to a Low Earth Orbit” and the completion of the various tests, the X-37B “performed its deorbit and landing procedures ” and returned to ...

Credit: U.S. Space Force photo This wasn’t the first X-37B landing at Vandenberg, which welcomed home the small spaceplane early in the program’s history. At 29 feet long and boasting a ...

and are designed to orbit between 150 miles and 500 miles (240 kilometers and 800 kilometers) high. The X-37B also has an autonomous landing system requiring no astronauts.

The secretive exploits of the X-37B spaceplane continue. After spending 434 days in space, the crewless Space Force craft returned to Earth on March 7, landing at California's Vandenberg Space ...

An unmanned spaceplane sent into Earth's orbit in late 2023 returned on Friday, landing at California's Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, the U.S. Space Force said on Friday. The X-37B ...

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

Since then, each successive flight has pushed for longer durations, with OTV-6 still holding the record at 909 days before landing in Florida in 2022. Classified X-37B robotic space plane mission ...