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In 1960, nine years before he walked on the moon, a 30-year-old test pilot named Neil Armstrong applied to fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar —...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Synopsis: The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a Cold War-era attempt to build a reusable, piloted, winged spaceplane that could ride a booster into space, “skip”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B continues its eighth mission (OTV-8), having launched in August 2025. -This...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-37B is a small, unmanned reusable spaceplane flown by the U.S. Space Force that has quietly become one...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary: The Tiny “Mini Shuttle” China Fears Most: What the X-37B Really Does -America’s X-37B space plane looks like a scaled-down shuttle, but...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-40A was a subscale, unpowered Space Maneuver Vehicle built to retire the riskiest part of a reusable spaceplane...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-37B is a reusable, unmanned U.S. spaceplane used as an orbital testbed since 2010. -Its long, classified missions...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B just began its eighth mission atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 to test next-gen tech,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B is a reusable, unmanned spaceplane whose true mission remains a mystery. -Its eighth...