Instead of its usual private satellites or cargo for NASA, SpaceX launched a secret, uncrewed space plane called the X-37B to orbit for the Air Force, marking the spaceflight company's first launch ...
The X-37B is an unmanned reusable space plane whose missions have largely remained classified. One flight lasted nearly two years, while only a small number of onboard experiments were publicly ...
The photograph originated during the Orbital Test Vehicle OTV-7 mission. The spacecraft captured the frame while operating in a highly elliptical orbit during 2024. Military authorities modified the ...