U.S. military’s mini space shuttle During its orbit, the X-37B conducted experiments and tests to evaluate its maneuverability and collect data on the space environment.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A test version of a spacecraft resembling a mini space shuttle was carried aloft over the Mojave Desert by a helicopter Wednesday in a precursor to a free flight in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's ...

A helicopter dropped the unmanned Dream Chaser space shuttle from 3,810 metres on Saturday. It had undergone a previous test in August, shown in the photo, in which it was carried by a helicopter.

The U.S. military has launched its secret space plane on another mission thats expected to last at least a couple of years. Known as the X-37B, the mini space shuttle blasted off from NASAs ...

[/np_storybar] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A top-secret mini-space shuttle has blasted off from Cape Canaveral. The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket.

The X-37B, the US Space Force's secretive space plane, will soon take flight again.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments. There’s no one on board.

A quarter size of an existing space shuttle called as ‘mini space shuttle’ will provide a safe and affordable transportation service for astronauts, Orbital Science Corporation (OSC) said on ...

The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years.