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

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 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 ...

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.

Boeing's X-37B spaceplane, depicted here, is one product line the company says it could ramp up for the Pentagon's Golden Dome effort. (Boeing Space) The head of Boeing’s space mission systems ...

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.