08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
..., unmanned space test platform for the U.S. Air Force.” It further states that “the primary objectives of the X-37B are twofold; reusable spacecraft technologies for America’s future in space and operating experiments which can be returned...
29 March 2021
Russia to develop new uncrewed spaceplane
...in size to the US Air force’s mysterious space plane, the X-37B. The craft, which will be used to transport cargo into orbit and...and had a wingspan of 23.9 metres (78.5 ft). The X-37B has been successfully operating since 2010 and during this time has...
04 September 2017
Secret spaceplane set for another launch
... a first for the OTV. Built by Boeing, the X-37B launches vertically strapped to a rocket but then lands like ...a higher inclination orbit than prior missions to further expand the X-37B’s orbital envelope,” the Air Force said in a release and reported...
04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
... new opportunities for more people to travel into space. The experimental spacecraft has been likened to the US’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), which is currently on its sixth flight. The US military’s mystery solar-powered space...
18 May 2020
Mystery US X-37B spaceplane makes its sixth flight
... in to the atmosphere. This is the sixth flight of an X-37B, an autonomous reusable space plane that is flown without a crew; ...those and autonomy is another one.” In its five flights the X-37B has spent 2,865 days on orbit and logged a cumulative 7.9...
02 December 2014
X-37B spaceplane lands safely
The US Air Force landed its uncrewed and reusable X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OV-1) spaceplane at Vandenberg AFB on 17 October 2014, after 674 days in orbit. Boeing manages the ...
