Florida's Space Coast has become known for its rocket launches, which has notably increased in the past few years. Aside from the "ooh, ahh" factor of a launch virtually morning, noon or night − with ...

The enigmatic X-37B spaceplane has embarked on another mission, this time with a groundbreaking payload: a quantum GPS alternative. This advanced navigation system promises to revolutionize the way we ...

On August 21, 2025, a small but powerful space plane will once again head into orbit, carrying with it experiments that could redefine how humans travel through space. The X-37B, a reusable orbital ...

The U.S. Department of Defense’s reusable X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has embarked on its eighth overall flight into orbit. Vehicle 1, the first X-37B to fly, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from ...

The X-37B spaceplane, an autonomous, reusable orbital test vehicle, launched on its eighth mission (OTV-8/USSF-36), focusing on testing satellite laser communications and navigation in GPS-denied ...

And it's officially on, the eighth mission of a spaceplane we know very little about. The Boeing-made X-37B lifted off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida on August 21, heading ...

The Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A in Florida ahead of launching the X-37B orbital test vehicle. SpaceX The U.S. Space Force’s experimental spaceplane, X-37B, is ready for another go in orbit for an ...

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 ...

SpaceX launches a Boeing-made X-37B space plane on a U.S. Space Force mission with its return date undisclosed. Photo: Jennifer Briggs/Zuma Press A Pentagon spaceplane called X-37B zoomed into orbit ...

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