A not-so-secret, secret reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force is scheduled to lift off for its eighth mission on Thursday, Aug. 21, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A U.S. spaceplane will head to the heavens next month to test a quantum sensor that could help navigation in orbit without GPS, and to demonstrate new methods of space-based communications, the Space ...
The U.S. Department of Defense's mini-shuttle heads to orbit once again Thursday night. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The hunt will be on shortly, to once again ...
Major space missions in 2025 are reshaping exploration. Here's a detailed look at key NASA missions, global projects, and the ...
Mini Shuttle Launch This image taken from a SpaceX live stream shows a U.S. military mini shuttle lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (SpaceX via AP) (AP) Mini Shuttle ...
Officially designated the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the X-37 program began in 1999 under NASA as a testbed for reusable spacecraft technologies, ie., advanced thermal protection, autonomous reentry, ...
A Falcon 9 rocket is due to get off the ground twice through Saturday, Sept. 6 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County carrying batches of the Starlink satellites. Multiple ...