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The Space Force's top-secret X-37B space plane is gearing up for its eighth mission. It will bring a "quantum inertial sensor."

Space Force Launching Secretive Experimental Spacecraft With Quantum Equipment on Board

By Victor Tangermann

China has shown off a reusable shuttle that it intends to use to ferry cargo to and from its Tiangong space station.

China Shows Off Reusable Space Shuttle

By Victor Tangermann

The US military's top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023, has slammed on the brakes.

Boeing’s Military Space Plane Just Slammed on the Brakes in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Radian Aerospace announced that it secured $27.5 million in funding to develop the first "horizontal takeoff and landing" space plane.

New Spacecraft Would Take Off on a Runway and Fly Directly to Space

By Tony Ho Tran

The Air Force's restraint on revealing the X-37B program's true ambitions hasn't stopped people from speculating over the last nine years.

What Was the Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Doing in Orbit for 779 Days?

By Victor Tangermann

A Dutch astronomer and satellite tracker Ralf Vanderberg just spotted something extraordinary and rare: the U.S. Air Force's top-secret X-37B space plane.

Amateur Astronomer Spots US Air Force Space Plane Lurking in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic's suborbital space plane VSS Unity reached a maximum altitude (apogee) of 240,000 feet or 45 miles(73 km) on its fifth test flight.

Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane Soars to New Heights

By Victor Tangermann

The World’s Largest Aircraft Will Carry These Four Launch Vehicles

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The World’s Largest Aircraft Will Carry These Four Launch Vehicles

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Will Aid in a US Air Force Launch

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Will Aid in a US Air Force Launch

By Patrick Caughill

The Age of Hypersonic Flight Will Completely Change How We Travel

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The Age of Hypersonic Flight Will Completely Change How We Travel

By Chelsea Gohd

The U.S. Military Just Teamed With Boeing, and They’re Building a Hypersonic Space Plane

The U.S. Military Just Teamed With Boeing, and They’re Building a Hypersonic Space Plane

The Dream Chaser Space Plane Will Begin Flight Tests in 2016

The Dream Chaser Space Plane Will Begin Flight Tests in 2016

By June Javelosa

Skylon: The Plane That Can Fly Anywhere In The World In 4 Hours

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Skylon: The Plane That Can Fly Anywhere In The World In 4 Hours

By Jolene Creighton