space plane

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

Future Flights

Whoa.

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

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.

I Spy Plane?

Here are some theories, from unlikely to most plausible.

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

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.

Military Space Plane

The US has something very mysterious in orbit.

Amateur Astronomer Spots US Air Force Space Plane Lurking in Orbit

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.

SpaceShipTwo

Beth, the passenger, became the first woman to enter space on a US commercial vehicle.

Virgin Galactic's Space Plane Soars to New Heights

And it could be ready for takeoff as soon as this year.

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

The unmanned shuttle is stocked with classified cargo.

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

Flying 4,000 mph is just the beginning.

The Age of Hypersonic Flight Will Completely Change How We Travel

Supersonic? Who wants that when you can have hypersonic?

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

And if that’s not exciting enough, it can also take you into outer space.

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