First In-orbit Photo Taken By Secretive Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Officially Released
B's seventh mission, shows Earth from High-Elliptical Orbit. On Feb. 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force Public
US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)
While the U.S. Space Force, and its previous operator the U.S. Air Force, have been tightlipped about what the space plane does on its lengthy missions, what is known is that the X-37B serves as a test platform for new space technologies.
America's secretive X-37B unveils first photo from orbit
B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. The United States has not disclosed the shuttle's true purpose while orbiting, nor what data it collects.
US Space Force shares first declassified photo from top secret X-37b mission
Dubbed X-37B or the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), it is the code name for the spacecraft which is right on its seventh classified trip around the planet after being launched into the cosmic void by Elon Musk's SpaceX in 2023.
Secretive X-37B space plane shares first images from orbit; see photos
For the first time, the US military shared an orbital selfie from its mysterious X-37B space plane, which captured Earth from high above Africa.
Secrets in orbit: X-37B's mission continues to raise questions
B, which has been in space since December 2023 as part of its seventh mission, remains shrouded in mystery. Americans do not disclose its true purpose while in orbit, nor what data it collects. Recently,
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America’s Most Secret Aircraft Just Posted A Photo—But There’s A Catch
This photo—which conspicuously does not include the aircraft it was taken from—was captured during the X-37B’s seventh ...
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How The X-37B Is Shaping The Future Of The U.S. Space Force
During the first six missions, the X-37B spent more than 3,774 days in orbit. It launched on its current mission, OTV-7, on ...
What we know: Secretive Space Force X-37B space plane sends back photo of Earth
According to Boeing, the X-37B has a body and landing operation similar to the Space Shuttle, however it is smaller, ...
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US Boeing X-37 may carry weapons of mass destruction — Head of Roscosmos
MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. US Boeing X-37 orbital spacecraft may carry reconnaissance tools or weapons of mass destruction, Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday.
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Inside Boeing’s X-37B Space Plane Conducting Secret Missions for the U.S.
WSJ’s Shelby Holliday looks at what the U.S.’s Boeing-made X-37B spacecraft is capable of doing, and how these launches underscore the intensifying space race between superpowers. Photo ...
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Boeing X 37B | National Post
The last time the U.S. Air Force's super secretive X-37B space plane launched, it didn't come down until almost two years later — 674 days to be exact. On Wednesday, it launched again ...