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US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.
US Space Force's mysterious X-37B mini-shuttle on 'groundbreaking' mission above Earth
B, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle, was launched into space in May 2020 and has now spent more than 10 years in orbit, but its exact purpose remains a mystery
Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth
Although it isn't clear what the X-37B is used for, its new maneuver would help it to evade detection and perform undetected low-passes over Earth.
Mysterious US spaceship executing unprecedented maneuvers above Earth: ‘National security missions in space’
The US Space Force have announced the X-37B spaceship will begin executing a series of "novel maneuvers" called aerobraking.
Secretive US spaceship to attempt unprecedented maneuvers above Earth
By Dean Murray via SWNS A secretive U.S. spaceship is to attempt unprecedented flight maneuvers above Earth. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) is an experimental space plane operated by
Mysterious Space Plane X-37B to Try 'First of a Kind' Maneuvers in Orbit
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has been shrouded in mystery since its maiden flight in 2011. Designed by Boeing and operated by the US Space Force (USSF), this remotely operated, reusable space plane is designed to operate in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO),
Space Force Makes Tricky Maneuver with Top-Secret Space Plane to Dispose of Debris
The unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has been in space since late December, and it has been used for classified experiments and investigating radiation effects for NASA
X-37B Space Plane Uses Groundbreaking Aerobraking Maneuvers: Here's Why It Matters
The U.S. Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) is pioneering a new milestone with aerobraking maneuvers, using Earth's atmosphere to slow and change its orbit while conserving fuel. -Launched in December 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket,
US Space Force's mysterious X-37B to conduct 'novel' mission above Earth
A previously-untried 'aerobraking' manoeuvre will allow the top secret pocket-sized space shuttle to reach any sport on Earth in record time
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US Space Force Makes Rare Announcement About Their Mysterious X-37B Space Plane
The US Space Force has made a not-so-secret announcement about the top-secret X-37B space plane. In a rare public statement ...
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Do We Need a Hero? Building Heritage and Culture in the U.S. Space Force
Our military services are steeped in tradition built out of real-life heroics of our predecessors: George Washington and his ...
US Space Force X-37B Begins Aerobraking Maneuvers To Change Orbit Around Earth
The Space Force is about to execute its first-ever aerobraking maneuver with the experimental X-37B orbital vehicle.
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Commander outlines urgency of U.S. Space Force mission in visit with Brown ROTC cadets
As part of a daylong visit that also included discussion with student veterans at Brown and the Watson Institute’s military ...
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The Space Force's Top-Secret Spaceplane Is About to Do a Sick Stunt
Dip and Dive Despite being top-secret, the Pentagon is promising that its X-37b spaceplane is going to do some sick-ass ...
What Is Orbital Maneuvering & Why Is It Important To The US Space Force?
Orbital maneuvering, also known as deep-space maneuvering, enables propulsion systems to alter the spacecraft's orbit. While ...
Air Force to put not-so secret X-37B space drone through advanced orbital tests
The US Space Force recently announced a significant development in the OTV-7 mission. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will ...
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UMich selected by the U.S. Space Force for research development institute
The United States Space Force has selected the University of Michigan to participate in the Space Strategic Technology ...
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First Space Force Guardians graduate United States Air Force Honor Guard technical training
History was made on Aug. 16, 2024, as six U.S. Space Force students out of basic military training became the first Guardians to graduate technical training at the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard on ...
Secret space plane to perform never-before-seen ‘invisible’ manoeuvre above Earth as mystery shrouds jet’s TRUE purpose
A US Space Force test plane is set to make history as it prepares to perform unprecedented manoeuvres that will see it brush ...