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It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth's atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in collaboration with United States Space Force, [1] for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies.
The Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program was a NASA spaceplane concept in the early 2000s designed to support the International Space Station requirements for crew rescue, crew transport and contingency cargo transport.
It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth's atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in collaboration with United States Space Force, [21] for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies.
The first flight began on April 22, 2010, and saw the first X-37B remain in orbit for a total of 224 days. The second flight, which was the second X-37B's inaugural mission, began on March 5, 2011 ...
Uncrewed suborbital space plane. Horizontal takeoff and landing. Dream Chaser: USA: Rocket launch: Utility: 2004: ... Sub-orbital. Mockup and wind tunnel models only.
This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list includes all upcoming rockets.
2006 (drop test), 2010 (orbital flight) Armstrong Flight Research Center: Reusable orbital spaceplane. [10] Boeing X-40: Research, X-Planes, Retired 1998 Armstrong Flight Research Center: 80% scale Space Maneuver Vehicle testbed.X-37 prototype. [11] Boeing X-48. Fixed Wing, UAV Research, X-Planes, Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project ...
One of the earliest SSTO concepts was the expendable One stage Orbital Space Truck (OOST) proposed by Philip Bono, [7] an engineer for Douglas Aircraft Company. [8] A reusable version named ROOST was also proposed. Another early SSTO concept was a reusable launch vehicle named NEXUS which was proposed by Krafft Arnold Ehricke in the early 1960s.