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The United States Space Force has unexpectedly published a photo its top-secret X-37B space plane took while orbiting the Earth last year.

Space Force Releases Photo of Earth Taken by Experimental Space Plane

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon is promising that its X-37b spaceplane is going to do some sweet stunts in the upper atmosphere soon.

The Space Force’s Top-Secret Spaceplane Is About to Do a Sick Stunt

By Noor Al-Sibai

An amateur Austrian space photographer has managed a difficult feat — capturing imagery of China's secretive Shenlong spaceplane.

Amateur Spacewatcher Uses Telescope to Spot Secret Chinese Spaceplane in Orbit

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center last week in preparation for its maiden voyage to the ISS.

A Real-Life “Star Wars”-Style Spacecraft Is Preparing for Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Amateur astronomer and satellite tracker Scott Tilley says China's top-secret spaceplane is emitting strong signals over North America.

Chinese Spacecraft Emitting Strong Signal Over North America

By Victor Tangermann

After embarking on its third mission, China's top-secret spaceplane dubbed Shenlong has released six mysterious objects into Earth's orbit.

Chinese Spaceplane Releases Six Mysterious Objects That Are Emitting Signals

By Victor Tangermann

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has kicked off its first-ever all-tourist trip into the upper atmosphere, but not space.

Richard Branson Blasts Daredevils a Bit High, But Definitely Not Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

After launching into orbit three months ago, China's top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object, which is now circling the Earth behind it.

Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mystery Object Into Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation just laid our its five year plan to commercialize space, including plans for a spaceplane.

China Says It’ll Fly Astronauts to Orbit in New Spaceplane

By Victor Tangermann

According to state media, China's mysterious recently launched spacecraft made it's way safely back down to Earth after spending two days in orbit.

China’s Mysterious Reusable Spacecraft Just Spent Two Days in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing has quit DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XSP) project, prompting the military agency to announce it was killing the project altogether.

Boeing Quits — and Kills — DARPA Experimental Spaceplane Program

By Kristin Houser

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceplane VSS Unity just reached an altitude of 82.7 km. But can we really call that space?

Did Virgin Galactic’s Spaceplane Reach Space? Depends Who You Ask

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic is planning to send its second SpaceShipTwo spaceplane called VSS Unity to "space for the first time." But what does that mean exactly?

Virgin Galactic Is Going to Space. Depending on Your Definition of Space.

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic Just Successfully Tested One of Their Spaceplanes

By Chelsea Gohd

China is Launching Their Highly Classified Reusable Spaceplane in 2020

China is Launching Their Highly Classified Reusable Spaceplane in 2020

China Plans World’s Largest Spaceplane For 2020 Launch

China Plans World’s Largest Spaceplane For 2020 Launch

By Robert Sanders