Secretive Space Force Vehicle Will Conduct ‘Groundbreaking’ Maneuver to Adjust Its Orbit
Following a series of new maneuvers, the spaceplane will wrap up its seventh mission after nearly a year in space.
U.S. Space Force Will Use Aerobraking to Change X-37B Orbit
The innovative use of aerobraking will allow the X-37B to efficiently and safely dispose of the service module, using minimal fuel thanks to decades of
Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver
A U.S. X-37B space plane is slated to test a new way of rapidly changing its orbit, part of the Space Force’s quest for fuel-sipping maneuverability. The spacecraft will experiment with aerobraking, which uses Earth’s atmosphere to slow down and switch orbits.
Secretive X-37B Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit
The U.S. Space Force, to which the two X-37Bs are now assigned, announced the planned orbital maneuvers as part of the current Orbital Test Vehicle 7 (OTV-7) mission earlier today. The X-37B that is now in space was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 28,
Not-so-secret spaceplane to use "first-of-a-kind maneuver" to change orbit
The US Space Force's secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its orbit. Instead of using thrusters, the robotic spacecraft will dip into the Earth's atmosphere to change its trajectory.
Space Force’s mysterious X-37B is testing its ‘aerobraking’
One of the US Space Force’s (sort of) secret space planes known as the X-37B is gearing up to shift its orbit in a big way.
Ahead of Milton, Cape Canaveral Space Force and NASA prepare for the arrival of storm
The local Space Force is preparing now ahead of the incoming storm. As of Tuesday evening, the Space Force − Space Launch ...
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Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war
Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.
Impulse Space lands Space Force contract for “tactically responsive” orbital operations
Fresh on the heels of a massive funding round, Impulse Space has landed a $34.5 million contract from the Space Force for two ...
Space Force blasts first guardian into space
A Space Force guardian has launched into space to help with a NASA mission and bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth.
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Space Force to fly two rapid-response demonstration missions in 2026
The missions are slated for summer or fall of 2026 as part of the Space Force's tactically responsive space demonstration ...
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U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief
TacSRT operates as a marketplace where organizations can request specific data on disaster-affected regions from commercial satellite providers ...
Announcing True Anomaly, Slingshot Aerospace, and Space Workforce for Tomorrow at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Execs from True Anomaly, Slingshot Aerospace and Space Workforce 2030 will be at Disrupt 2024 to discuss how space startups ...
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STARCOM to bring more than 450 military and civilian jobs to Patrick Space Force Base
The first cohort of dozens of STARCOM guardians are on scene at at Patrick Space Force Base, working to establish the ...
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Space Force finalizes $148M professional services award
Tecolote Research will work with the service branch's organization that acquires launch services and other capabilities for ...