The Boeing X-37, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable robotic spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, re-enters Earth's atmosphere, and lands as a spaceplane.

1 天前 · The Boeing-built X-37B is an uncrewed, autonomous spaceplane designed for advanced experimentation and technology testing. With its unparalleled flexibility and maneuverability, the X-37B is setting new standards in space exploration.

2025年3月7日 · The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned space plane has successfully returned to Earth after a novel aerobraking maneuver during its 7th flight.

2025年3月7日 · The X-37B spaceplane lands after helping pave the way for “maneuver warfare” "We think this is exactly the kind of maneuverability we'd like to see in future systems."

2024年10月17日 · The American military space drone X-37B, an orbital test vehicle developed by Boeing for the U.S. Space Force and managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO), is preparing to undertake a series of unprecedented …

2025年3月7日 · The X-37B spaceplane touched down at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 7.

2022年11月12日 · -- The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6), the U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Nov. 12, 2022, at 05:22 a.m.

2025年2月25日 · The vehicle, called the X-37B, is essentially a drone built to withstand long orbital missions. It began as a $192 million project between NASA and Boeing’s California-based security and defense branch, Phantom Works, in 1999.

2025年3月8日 · The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its time in outer space.

2024年10月17日 · This remotely-controlled drone can operate in high-altitude orbits ranging from 620 miles to over 22,210 miles above Earth's surface. Thanks to its onboard batteries and solar panels, it can ...