The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...

The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its ...

B are classified. Still, it is critical to the U.S. Space Force’s ability to conduct space operations in the increasingly contested space environment. The United States Space Force's X-37B Orbital ...

Since then, each successive flight has pushed for longer durations, with OTV-6 still holding the record at 909 days before landing in Florida in 2022. Classified X-37B robotic space plane mission ...

Credit: U.S. Space Force photo This wasn’t the first X-37B landing at Vandenberg, which welcomed home the small spaceplane early in the program’s history. At 29 feet long and boasting a ...

A Boeing X-37B miniature space shuttle sent into space by the U.S. military successfully returned from the Earth’s orbit on ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force's unmanned spaceplane exited orbit after 434 days and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base late last week. The X-37B, developed by ...

An unmanned spaceplane sent into Earth's orbit in late 2023 returned on Friday, landing at California's Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, the U.S. Space Force said on Friday. The X-37B ...

U.S. Space Force's unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) has concluded its seventh mission, successfully deorbiting and landing in California, the U.S. Air Force said Friday. The Boeing ...

and are designed to orbit between 150 miles and 500 miles (240 kilometers and 800 kilometers) high. The X-37B also has an autonomous landing system requiring no astronauts.

On Mar. 7, 2025, at 07.22 UTC (2.22AM EST), the Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the central coast of California, in Santa Barbara County, marking the spacecraft’s first West ...

Mission 7 successfully performed its deorbit and landing procedures. "Mission 7 broke new ground by showcasing the X-37B’s ability to flexibly accomplish its test and experimentation objectives ...