The X-37B Holds A Novel Place In Family Tree of Reusable Spacecraft
Credit: From left: Space shuttle, Kenny Allen/NASA; New Shepard, Blue Origin/NASA; Starliner, NASA
Originally designed for NASA, the X-37B is a reusable, uncrewed spaceplane now operated by the U.S. Space Force, whose two vehicles have so far spent nearly 4,200 days in space during seven missions, the latest of which is ongoing. Their ability to deorbit autonomously, land like an airplane and...
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