by David Axe | Dec 11, 2012 | Monitor
The Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is all set for its third mission, whatever that might be.
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 25, 2012 | Monitor
The second X-37B sits inside its encapsulation shell at a Florida facility before an April 2010 launch. Photo: Air Force The Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is now readying for its third space mission, slated to begin in October. And perhaps not...
by David Axe | Sep 4, 2012 | Monitor
A National Reconnaissance Office rocket carrying a classified satellite launches from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base in April. Photo: NRO The U.S. has a vast constellation of spy satellites in orbit. But these surveillance spacecraft have traditionally...