Travelling at speeds of 5,000kph (3,000mph), the new plane could potentially fly between London and New York in 1.5 hours.

A US Space Force test plane is set to make history as it prepares to perform unprecedented manoeuvres that will see it brush the Earth's atmosphere. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle first went to ...

However, not all crafts came here to rust; one craft that's an icon for aviation enthusiasts named Negus, has been turned ...

Slamming the Aerobrakes The US military's top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023 ...

Having spent time working in Shanghai the last time there was talk of a ‘super plane’, Jonathan Margolis gives his verdict on ...

The Pentagon is usually scant on any details about the X-37B, its top secret space plane that flies up to 500 miles above Earth. But the Department of Defense has now revealed that the unmanned ...

The space plane 'dips' into the atmosphere, and as it does, the molecules of gas in the atmosphere rub against the ship. This acts as resistance and slows the ship down. Often a ship will use ...

No, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military is grounding the reusable robotic space plane. Rather, OTV-7 will be employed in aerobraking maneuvers to change its orbit around Earth.

A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite's operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the "total loss" of iS-33e, which has ...