Spacecraft burn tons of fuel and leave behind debris—but a clever technique called aerobraking could fix both problems.

While the Starliner faces challenges, Boeing’s other space venture, the X-37B, remains shrouded in mystery. -Developed with funding from NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and Boeing, the X-37B is a ...

The U.S. Space Force's robotic space plane X-37B returned to Earth has returned to Earth after spending more than 434 days in orbit on a classified mission. This was the seventh mission for the X ...

The Space Force's top-secret X-37B spaceplane has landed after spending well over a year orbiting the Earth. The enigmatic space plane launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023.

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg SFB to exercise the ...

This process is conceptually similar to how the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B used aerobraking in early 2025. The U.S. Space Force reported that its unmanned spaceplane, X-37B, used aerobraking.