The X-38 was designed to give astronauts a way to escape the International Space Station (ISS) in the event of an emergency. “Space logistics are complicated. And space travel is dangerous.

The X-38—had it gone operational—would not have been the first reusable spacecraft. But it helped lay the groundwork for ...

This being NASA's X-38 Crew Return Vehicle ... Seeing the success of Boeing's shadowy X-37B space plane, Sierra Nevada Corporation sees that the Dream Chaser may have an opportunity to find ...

“If something went wrong up there, this could detach and glide back to Earth just like a space plane ... (KESQ) The X-38, developed by NASA in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was built ...

The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. Like previous missions, the reusable plane ...

The United States military is preparing to launch its secretive X-37B space plane on a seventh mission in orbit. The uncrewed vehicle, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, is slated to blast ...

Resembling a miniature NASA space shuttle with the windows blacked out, the reusable X-37B space plane is set to begin its seventh experimental mission. Many of the X-37B’s mysterious tasks have ...

A year after the U.S. military’s secretive X-37B set a record for spending more than 900 days in orbit, Space Force’s space plane is heading back to outer space. U.S. Space Force confirmed ...

The X-37B space plane is one of the most mysterious spacecraft in use right now. Owned and operated by the U.S. Space Force, the X-37B was originally scheduled to launch earlier this month.

The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.

The U.S. military’s uncrewed space plane has set a record for its longest flight in orbit. The X-37B craft has now been circling the earth for 902 days, greatly exceeding its previous record of ...