The Space Force rarely discusses the X-37B—but it can rapidly change orbits, deploy payloads, or conduct on-orbit servicing, giving it clear intelligence or counter-space value. The Boeing X-37B is a ...
It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and ...
A little more than a century ago, the US Army Air Service came up with a scheme for naming the military’s multiplying fleet of airplanes. The 1924 aircraft designation code produced memorable names ...
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy speaks Dec. 2, 2025, at the SpaceNews Icon Awards event in Washington, D.C. Credit: SpaceNews WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the U.S. Space Force’s top ...
Officially designated the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the X-37 program began in 1999 under NASA as a testbed for reusable spacecraft technologies, ie., advanced thermal protection, autonomous reentry, ...
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