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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

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 ...

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Sierra Space's "mini shuttle" Dream Chaser space plane may make its maiden flight in May after launching atop a rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Pre-flight testing continues at NASA's ...