China's reusable Shenlong space plane launched on its fourth space mission earlier this month. What is it doing in Earth ...

The United States Space Force has been testing its top-secret Boeing X-37B space plane for over a decade. Two versions of the unusual spacecraft have completed seven orbital missions over the last 15 ...

A unique space plane concept has the potential to evolve into a vital space science laboratory for European Space Agency microgravity research at the edge of space, SPACE.com has learned. The new ...

China has launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for the fourth time, marking another step in Beijing's quietly expanding space capabilities, and once again leaving observers unsure ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off late Thursday, propelling a reusable X-37B Space Force rocket plane into space on a classified long-duration mission. It was the eighth such flight since the ...

HELSINKI — China launched its experimental reusable spacecraft for the fourth time late Friday, once again maintaining strict secrecy around the mission. State media Xinhua announced the launch of ...

I sometimes wonder where we would be now, as a species, had the Soviet Union not collapsed and continued its space race with the United States. Would we have already colonized other planets by now, or ...

The private Dream Chaser space plane took to the skies Tuesday (May 29), kicking off a flight-test program that will vet the vehicle's ability to carry astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. The ...

China has launched a mysterious reusable space plane that has remained in orbit around Earth for more than 90 days. During ...

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