OTV – Spaceflight Now

October 19, 2019

Breaking News

[ October 18, 2019 ] China launches mysterious geostationary satellite Mission Reports
[ October 18, 2019 ] Lawmakers question NASA’s plan for a 2024 moon landing News
[ October 18, 2019 ] Koch, Meir conclude first all-female spacewalk Mission Reports
[ October 17, 2019 ] Dream Chaser structure arrives at factory for outfitting News
[ October 17, 2019 ] Rocket Lab delivers on dedicated launch for Astro Digital Mission Reports

U.S. military spaceplane breaks its own longevity record in orbit

August 27, 2019

A robotic U.S. military spaceplane surpassed 719 days in orbit Monday, setting a new record for the longest flight of the Air Force’s winged X-37B orbiting experiment platform nearly two years after launching from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Atlas 5 slips at payload’s request

April 10, 2015

The next Atlas 5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral will be delayed two weeks to resolve an undisclosed issue with the payload, United Launch Alliance officials announced Friday.

Mysterious mini spaceplane the next Atlas 5 payload

March 30, 2015

With its new homeport in renovated NASA space shuttle hangars off in the distance, the Air Force’s X-37 mini spaceplane will be launched from Cape Canaveral on May 6 for its fourth journey into orbit.