30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
...a statement. Developed by Boeing Phantom Works, the reusable X-37B spaceplane is designed to launch on top of a conventional ...the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the X-37B program performs experimentation and concept of operations development ...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
... commercial opportunities, Australia can continue to play an important role as a responsible global space citizen. The US Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. Space assets Globally, most countries are heavily dependent on space assets for the...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... truth necessitating interstellar travel for solutions.” After a 780-day top secret mission, the US Air Force X-37B spaceplane landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on 27 October 2019. The purpose of its mission...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
... satellites used for military purposes is estimated at 21 percent. The U.S. Space Force has a mini-fleet of two robotic X-37B space planes, which have been flying secret missions since 2010. Only one country has a largely...
12 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
...with a touchdown on land, perhaps on a runway. European officials say it is a smaller, civilian-run counterpart to the U.S. military’s X-37B space plane. “I think there are many other technologies to prove before going for an operational system, such...
