The Boeing X-37, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable robotic spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, re-enters Earth's atmosphere, and lands as a spaceplane.

1 day ago · The Boeing-built X-37B is an uncrewed, autonomous spaceplane designed for advanced experimentation and technology testing. With its unparalleled flexibility and maneuverability, the X-37B is setting new standards in space exploration.

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle represents the pinnacle of that partnership. Since the X-37B first launched in 2010, Boeing has augmented the reusable spaceplane with more capability, new technology, and pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with each ensuing mission.

Feb 21, 2025 · The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle—a 29-ft.-long experimental spacecraft that can reenter the Earth’s atmosphere autonomously—has emerged as a critical tool for the U.S. Space Force’s future ...

Feb 24, 2016 · The X-37 is a reusable orbital launch vehicle put into orbit atop an Atlas V rocket. It was built by Boeing. The vehicle is used by the U.S. military.

The Boeing X-37 is an unpiloted demonstration spaceplane that is intended to test future spaceflight technologies while in orbit and during atmospheric reentry. It is a reusable robotic spacecraft based on the smaller X-40. The X-37 began as a NASA project in 1999, then was transferred to the US Department of Defense in 2004.

Dec 6, 2023 · The secretive, uncrewed orbital test vehicle, built by Boeing, can carry multiple payloads to demonstrate new technologies. This mission will focus on “space domain awareness technologies,” according to the Space Force .

Mar 7, 2025 · During the mission, the Boeing-built X-37B performed a novel "aerobraking maneuver" that demonstrated its robust maneuver capability. In the aerobraking maneuver, X-37B used the drag caused...

Aug 24, 2021 · These designs from a Boeing study show configuration for a crewed space plane (X-37C) derived from the unmanned X-37B spacecraft.

On Mar. 7, 2025, at 07.22 UTC (2.22AM EST), the Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the central coast of California, in Santa Barbara County, marking the spacecraft’s first...