The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane will take off on its eighth mission next month, this time with experiments focused on space-based communications and quantum sensing. “These experiments come ...

The Space Force’s uncrewed space plane is set for its next mission. The X-37B, the nine-meter-long spacecraft known for its lengthy trips in orbit, will blast off for its eighth mission on Aug. 21.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The US Space Force will bid the summer farewell by once again launching its (not-so-secret) secret space plane, the X-37B.

The U.S. Space Force will launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., testing next-generation technologies.