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The X-37B’s Next Mission: How a Secret Spaceplane Is Quietly Redefining Space Navigation and Communication
Can one, unmanned spaceplane spend more than 4,200 days in orbit, peaceably making records and shaping the future of military and civilian space operations? The Boeing-produced X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle,
Space Force schedules the next mission for its secret robot plane
It’s unclear how long OTV-8 will last, but if past missions are any indication, the unpiloted plane will remain above the planet for a while. X-37B’s most recent mission launched on December 28, 2023 and returned after 434 days in orbit. Its longest mission (OTV-6) took place from December 28, 2023, to March 7, 2025, and lasted 908 days.
Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Prepares to Launch for its Eighth Mission
The U.S. Space Force will launch the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The U.S. Space Force announced that
US Space Force X-37B spaceplane to test quantum navigation and laser comms tech
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, an experimental spaceplane developed by Boeing, is preparing to launch its eighth mission for space experiments.
Space Force to Launch X-37B OTV-8 Mission, Test Space Communication & Navigation Technology
The U.S. Space Force and Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office will launch the eighth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission in August.
Secretive Boeing spaceplane set for eighth mission
The U.S. Space Force will experiment with laser communications and quantum sensing aboard a secretive Boeing-made spaceplane slated for launch this summer. Why it matters: Much of the work executed by the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is classified.
Space Force Preps Secretive X-37B Spaceplane for 8th Test Flight
This mission will test the aircraft's GPS-denied navigation capabilities and hardened, laser-based communication systems.
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The X-37B’s Next Mission: Testing a Quantum Sensor and Laser Communications
Should the eighth mission scheduled for August 21 occur as planned, it is believed that the X-37B spacecraft will spend more ...
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US Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane launching Aug. 21 to test quantum sensor and laser-communications tech
The X-37B is slated to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space ...
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Firefly’s $177M NASA mission to deliver rovers and sensors to Moon’s south pole
Firefly Aerospace will deliver five payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029 using its Blue Ghost lander and Elytra orbital ...
Germany accuses China of laser targeting aircraft in EU mission
Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after saying China’s military had laser targeted a ...
A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer
The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...
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Your MISSION: Laser Tag - EURweb
*On Wednesday July 22, Ultra Zone Laser tag in Sherman Oaks, CA hosted a Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation themed laser tag day where attendees participated in two private rounds of Laser Tag ...