Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' with return to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)
"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operations in a safe and responsible manner."
Top-secret spacecraft lands back on Earth after 434 days in orbit as officials share statement
United States Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to Earth yesterday (March 7) following its seventh mission to space
Space Force's Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 434 Days in Orbit
The secretive X-37B spaceplane has just returned from its latest highly classified, long-duration mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, at 07.22 UTC (2.22AM EST), the Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base,
Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals
The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S.
Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Returns After 14-Month Secret Mission
The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B space plane has returned to Earth after a 14-month mission. Launched by SpaceX on December 28, 2023, from Kennedy Space Center, the unmanned craft spent 434 days in orbit before landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 7,
Secret US Military Space Plane Returns After 434 Days in Orbit – What Was It Doing Up There?
U.S. military’s X-37B space plane made a quiet return to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a 434-day mission that remains largely classified. With no public fanfare, the uncrewed vehicle touched down in secrecy,
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First In-orbit Photo Taken By Secretive Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Officially Released
Earlier today, the U.S. Space Force quietly released the first ever in-orbit photo from Boeing’s X-37, a highly secretive reusable robotic spacecraft fielded by the DOD. The image, taken on the ...
The X-37B spaceplane lands after helping pave the way for “maneuver warfare”
The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2:22 am EST Friday), capping its high-flying mission with an automated ...
"Potential weapon against Russia" returned to Earth a year later
The classified US military spaceplane Boeing X-37Bi returned to Earth after 14 months. The Pentagon said that the orbital ...
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What we know: Secretive Space Force X-37B space plane sends back photo of Earth
The plane is known as the X-37B, and it launched atop a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 28, 2023. The ...
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America’s Most Secret Aircraft Just Posted A Photo—But There’s A Catch
For the first time ever, the ultra-secretive Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has posted a photo from orbit. The photo, taken from an onboard camera and released by the U.S. Space Force, ...
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X-37B unmanned spaceplane lands at Vandenberg SFB after 434 days orbiting Earth
The U.S. Space Force's unmanned spaceplane exited orbit after 434 days and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
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How The X-37B Is Shaping The Future Of The U.S. Space Force
The Boeing-built spacecraft is derived from NASA’s original X-37 program, which ran from 1999 to 2004. It was then transferred to DARPA before being taken over by the Air Force Rapid ...
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Secretive unmanned spacecraft completes 7th mission
The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7, a secretive unmanned spaceplane, completed its seventh successful ...