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Clandestine X-37B Spaceplane Finally Returns to Earth after Record 718 Days in Orbit
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 08, 2017 09:09 AM EDT |
The X-37B is a sophisticated spy spaceplane that's been equipped with high-resolution cameras on all its four missions.
China Plans to Test Hypersonic Scramjet Later This Year
Prei Dy | | Apr 15, 2017 09:17 AM EDT |
China is planning to test a prototype combined-cycle hypersonic engine later this year in a bid to pave the way for the first demonstration flight of a full scale-propulsion system by 2025.
China Plans to Fly Tourists to Space
Charissa Echavez | | Oct 03, 2016 11:58 PM EDT |
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in Beijing is entering the space tourism industry by developing a huge space plane that could fly up to 20 passengers to space, New Scientists reported.
ESA on the Verge of Building its Own Space Shuttle
Marco Foronda | | Feb 15, 2015 01:54 AM EST |
The unmanned Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) was designed to gather information on how space objects fall to Earth.
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