The Pentagon rarely releases an update on the X-37B spaceplane in the middle of a mission. During previous flights, military ...
This novel and efficient series of maneuvers demonstrates the Space Force's commitment to achieving groundbreaking innovation ...
The innovative use of aerobraking will allow the X-37B to efficiently and safely dispose of the service module, using minimal ...
The US Space Force's secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its ...
BA]-built X-37B will soon perform a series of advanced aerobraking maneuvers, taking the dynamic spaceplane from a Highly Elliptical ...
The comet will make its closest approach to Earth this Saturday before starting on its long orbital journey once more (if it ...
Aerobraking enables spacecraft to move across multiple orbital regimes. “This is the first time the U.S. Space Force and the X-37B have attempted to carry out this dynamic aerobraking maneuver while ...
NASA/Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ...
ATLAS, recently discovered by astronomers from China and South Africa, will make its closest approach to Earth. This ...
The comet will be visible with the naked eye but there are a few things you need to know to increase your chance of seeing it ...
It’s highly unlikely Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible in daylight hours, except perhaps at twilight, Cooke said. In the past ...
The X-37B will execute aerobraking to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components.