It won’t have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force hitched a ride on SpaceX to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft — which looks like a miniature space shuttle — back for a long-duration mission to ...

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 ...

A United States military mini shuttle launched Thursday night to conduct unspecified experiments in space. SpaceX powered the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched ...

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is set to launch its eighth mission from Kennedy Space Center. The mission, designated USSF-36, will focus on testing laser communications and a new navigation ...

It won’t have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force is set to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft — which looks like a miniature space shuttle — back for a long-duration mission to orbit during a late ...

The launch is set for Thursday, August 21, at 11:50 p.m. ET. Catch the action live right here. reading time 2 minutes The U.S. Space Force’s experimental spaceplane, X-37B, is ready for another go in ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21, 2025, launched the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane to low Earth orbit for its eighth mission. Credit: SpaceX livestream WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on ...

The length of the mission wasn't disclosed, but a previous flight lasted years. A not-so-secret, secret reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force is scheduled to lift off for its ...