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The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service's ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. 
Space

X-37B Returns To Earth, Space Force Won’t Commit To Buying More

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

X-37B shows earth from its perspective for the first time.
Space

X-37B Spaceplane Shares Earth Image For First Time As New Mission Details Emerge

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Recent satellite imagery shows a curious white-colored object at the end of the runway at a remote airstrip in northwestern China.
Space

Mysterious Object Appears At Remote Chinese Airfield Linked To Spaceplane Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 4, 2024

One of America's secretive X-37Bs is set to perform a series of maneuvers called aerobraking that will significantly change its orbit, which is said to be a first-of-its-kind event for the mini-space shuttle.
Anti-Satellite Capabilities

Secretive X-37B Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

A video montage shown before the latest launch of a U.S. Space Force X-37B mini-shuttle appears to offer the first look at one of these spaceplanes outside of the Earth's atmosphere.
Space

Look At An X-37B In Space With An Extended Payload Module

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 29, 2023

X-37B is heading into space on a Falcon heavy rocket.
Space

X-37B Headed Deeper Into Space With Falcon Heavy Rocket’s Help

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

The Space Force's Space Operations Command's first official painting depicts a reusable spaceplane intercepting a hostile 'killer satellite.'
Space

Spaceplane Vs Satellite Duel In First Space Force Painting Is Telling

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 26, 2023

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Space

Details About X-37B Payload Adapter Revealed After Record-Setting Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 14, 2022

Space Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B Spaceplane
Space

Space Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B Spaceplane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 21, 2021

This Is Our First Look At The Secretive X-37B Spaceplane With Its Cargo Bay Doors Open
Space

This Is Our First Look At The Secretive X-37B Spaceplane With Its Cargo Bay Doors Open

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 15, 2020

China’s Secret Spacecraft Looks To Have Landed At This Remote Base With A Massive Runway
News & Features

China’s Secret Spacecraft Looks To Have Landed At This Remote Base With A Massive Runway

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 9, 2020

U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane
News & Features

U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 4, 2020

The Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s Backyard
Space

The Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s Backyard

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2020

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B
Space

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 30, 2020

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons
Space

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2020

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems
Space

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley

Updated on May 14, 2020