X-37B started executing a series of aerobraking maneuvers to change from a highly elliptical orbit to a lower orbit.
Built by Boeing, the X37B space plane has performed a first-of-its kind aerobraking maneuver in the upper atmosphere.
Anuvu is looking to rise above geostationary satellite delays with plans for 16 spacecraft in highly elliptical orbit, which would turbocharge broadband speeds for airlines using polar routes to ...
Slamming the Aerobrakes The US military's top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023 ...
B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.
Millennium will deliver six more spacecraft for the service's Missile Track Custody program as part of the $386 million deal.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
Japan launched its fourth H-3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 4 and released the government’s X-band defense communications satellite Kirameki-3 into orbit.
It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...
Today, in 2024, a different group of adventurers will pioneer another new idea for Arctic exploration. They will not travel by ship, skis, sled, or plane - instead, they’ll travel by spacecraft.
The second-to-last full moon of 2024 is nearly here, and November's full moon is the 4th straight supermoon. Here's why it's ...
The largest and last supermoon of 2024 will cross Texas November 15. It's called the Full Beaver Moon after beaver's hibernation schedule and the fur trade.