B—but it can rapidly change orbits, deploy payloads, or conduct on-orbit servicing, giving it clear intelligence or ...

Mini Shuttle Launch This image taken from a SpaceX live stream shows a U.S. military mini shuttle lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (SpaceX via AP) (AP) Mini Shuttle ...

Space X's Falcon Heavy rocket returned to the skies Thursday night, launching a mysterious spacecraft for the U.S. military. The rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21, 2025, launched the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane to low Earth orbit for its eighth mission. Credit: SpaceX livestream WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on ...

A not-so-secret, secret reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force is scheduled to lift off for its eighth mission on Thursday, Aug. 21, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.