The space plane is also testing the effects of radiation and space on seeds, according to Space Force. The X-37 project is also important because the space plane is reusable. Each launch uses a ...

That technique enables the spacecraft to change orbits while expending minimal fuel. — X-37B: The Space Force's mysterious space plane ...

That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7 ... was placed in an orbit higher than any of the earlier space plane missions – into a highly elliptical high Earth orbit.

In a rare display of transparency about X-37B, Boeing Space, the makers of the space plane, have recently released a video explaining how the first-of-its-kind demonstration works. Known as ...

After nearly a year in orbit, the US Space Force's secretive X-37B is prepped to perform some ... The 29-foot-long space ...

The U.S. and China recently launched secretive space missions using high-tech space planes. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday looks at what the U.S.’s Boeing-made X-37B spacecraft is capable of doing, and ...

The Moon and asteroids are at the top of the mission list for a number of agencies, while others will focus on exploration to ...