space force

Latest about space force

Secretive X37-B space plane to test quantum navigation system — scientists hope it will one day replace GPS

By Samuel Lellouch published

The experimental sensor could be groundbreaking.

Engineering

Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane

By Leonard David Partner Content Created With Space. published

U.S. President Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act," H.R. 1 includes $1 billion for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) X-37B military spacecraft program.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are seen ahead of a launch at Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?

By Pandora Dewan published

A war of words between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump could lead to significant fallout for U.S.-led space exploration.

Space Exploration
A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.

Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit

By Andrew Jones published

The classified Kosmos satellite trio has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles.

Space Exploration
A man in uniform holds up his bend arm behind a podium.

China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says

By Josh Dinner published

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

Space Exploration

Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals

By Brandon Specktor published

The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S. Space Force.

Space Exploration
a spacecraft with two stubby wings flies above a blue-and-white planet with an orange glow surrounding it

Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year

By Leonard David published

In case you forgot it was still up there.

Engineering
An illustration of the X-37B space plane

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.

By Brett Tingley published

In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit.

Space Exploration
Intelsat 39 being launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in 2019.

Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why

By Ben Turner published

Intelsat 39 being launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in 2019.

Space Exploration
An artist's rendering of the space plane cruising above the earth

China's secret space plane has released another unknown object over Earth

By Joanna Thompson published

China's mysterious Shenlong space plane has released an unidentified object in orbit — the seventh such object released in the past six months. The U.S. Space Force is monitoring the situation.

Space Exploration
1 2 3 Archives