Boeing-Built X-37B Spaceplane Launches, Beginning Eighth Mission
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has successfully launched its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its eighth mission via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. The launch occurred at 11:50 PM ET on August 22, 2025.
The spaceplane features a new Boeing integrated service module to enhance payload capacity and will conduct several technology demonstrations, including laser communications and quantum inertial sensor testing. This mission comes less than six months after completing its seventh mission, which ended on March 7, 2025.
The X-37B, a government-industry partnership between Boeing, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Space Force, has completed seven successful missions since 2010, accumulating over 4,200 days in space.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) ha lanciato con successo il suo X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle nella sua ottava missione a bordo di un razzo SpaceX Falcon 9 dal Kennedy Space Center. Il lancio 猫 avvenuto alle 23:50 ET del 22 agosto 2025.
Lo spaceplane 猫 dotato di un nuovo modulo di servizio integrato Boeing per aumentare la capacit脿 utile e svolger脿 diverse dimostrazioni tecnologiche, tra cui comunicazioni laser e test di sensori inerziali quantistici. Questa missione arriva a meno di sei mesi dal termine della settima, conclusasi il 7 marzo 2025.
L'X-37B, frutto di una collaborazione pubblico-privata tra Boeing, l'US Air Force e l'US Space Force, ha completato sette missioni di successo dal 2010, accumulando oltre 4.200 giorni nello spazio.
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) a lanc茅 avec succ猫s son X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lors de sa huiti猫me mission 脿 bord d'une fus茅e SpaceX Falcon 9 depuis le Kennedy Space Center. Le lancement a eu lieu 脿 23h50 ET le 22 ao没t 2025.
Le spaceplane est 茅quip茅 d'un nouveau module de service int茅gr茅 Boeing pour augmenter la capacit茅 utile et effectuera plusieurs d茅monstrations technologiques, notamment des communications laser et des essais de capteurs inertiels quantiques. Cette mission intervient moins de six mois apr猫s la fin de la septi猫me, conclue le 7 mars 2025.
Le X-37B, fruit d'un partenariat public-priv茅 entre Boeing, l'US Air Force et l'US Space Force, a men茅 脿 bien sept missions r茅ussies depuis 2010, totalisant plus de 4 200 jours dans l'espace.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) hat sein X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle erfolgreich zu seiner achten Mission mit einer SpaceX Falcon 9 vom Kennedy Space Center gestartet. Der Start erfolgte um 23:50 ET am 22. August 2025.
Das Raumflugzeug verf眉gt 眉ber ein neues, integriertes Service-Modul von Boeing zur Erh枚hung der Nutzlastkapazit盲t und wird mehrere Technologiedemonstrationen durchf眉hren, darunter Laserkommunikation und Tests quantenbasierter Tr盲gheitssensoren. Diese Mission findet weniger als sechs Monate nach dem Abschluss der siebten Mission statt, die am 7. M盲rz 2025 endete.
Das X-37B, ein 枚ffentlich-privates Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Boeing, der US Air Force und der US Space Force, hat seit 2010 sieben erfolgreiche Missionen absolviert und dabei 眉ber 4.200 Tage im All verbracht.
- Integration of new service module to increase payload capacity for experiments
- Successful track record with 7 completed missions and 4,200+ days in space
- Development of advanced capabilities including laser communications and GPS-independent navigation
- Demonstrated ability for quick mission turnaround (less than 6 months)
- None.
Less than six months after completing its seventh mission with a landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on March 7, 2025, the spaceplane is back in space. This mission includes a Boeing integrated service module to increase payload capacity for experimentation activities on orbit.
"Our role is to make sure the spaceplane is the most reliable testbed it can be," said Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems. "None of this happens without teamwork. Launch is the starting line for this mission, but the work that follows 鈥搕he quiet, methodical work on orbit, analysis and eventual return is where progress is earned."
The X-37B is hosting several technology demonstrations from government partners on this mission, include laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor designed to support navigation when GPS is unavailable. On its previous mission, the vehicle executed a first of its kind aerobraking maneuver to change orbits while conserving propellant.
"Having a returnable space platform allows us to learn faster," said Col. Brian Chatman, installation commander for Space Launch Delta 45. "The data we gather from the X-37B speeds decisions, hardens our architectures, and helps Guardians stay connected and on course even in contested environments. This is how we move from promising ideas to fieldable capability at pace."
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