A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off late Thursday, propelling a reusable X-37B Space Force rocket plane into space on a classified long-duration mission. It was the eighth such flight since the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing (BA) [NYSE: BA]-built X 37B Orbital Test Vehicle launched today on its eighth mission, lifting off at 11:50PM ET aboard a SpaceX ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B is a reusable, unmanned spaceplane whose true mission remains a mystery. -Its eighth mission, launched August 21, 2025, has reignited ...

Should the eighth mission scheduled for August 21 occur as planned, it is believed that the X-37B spacecraft will spend more than a year in orbit. In May, the People’s Republic of China demonstrated a ...

How the money for this classified project will be spent is unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. U.S. President Trump's "One, ...

The problem with keeping orbital objects secret is that they’re visible to literally everyone on the planet under the orbital path who thinks to look for them, but otherwise the Department of Defense ...

Auroras on Earth are a stunning sight to behold — and a rare one at that from Florida and most of the continental U.S. Lucky enough to have witnessed a phenomenon that in the Northern Hemisphere is ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing (BA) [NYSE: BA]-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is preparing to launch its eighth mission (OTV-8) from Florida's Space Coast ...