X-37B Soars into Orbit: Ushering in a New Era of Quantum Navigation and Laser Communications
In a major leap for advanced space capabilities, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched its X-37B robotic spaceplane on its eighth experimental mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-8 (OTV-8) or USSF-36, late Thursday, August 21, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Carried aloft by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, this uncrewed mission is…
