NASA's space shuttles may be retiring, but the era of American space planes is far from over. Several private spaceships and proposed orbital spacecraft have adopted the winged space plane design.

"We want to look at the effects of long-term exposure to space — as if the Zylon material is going for a potential six- to ...

The Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center this week. Here's what we know ...

NASA isn't just considering a futuristic plane on Mars. It's developing the future of your commercial planes, too. The space agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project — intended to slash ...

The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are getting more complex. See how the spacecraft compare.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — There’s a new resident at the Kennedy Space Center, a Dream Chaser space plane named “Tenacity.” It arrived Saturday and is undergoing the last round of testing and ...

The Dream Chaser space plane, a collaborative project between NASA and Sierra Nevada Corporation, marks a new chapter in space exploration. Designed to transport cargo and crew to low Earth orbit ...

Is a Space Plane in Your Future? While manned spaceplanes aren't in common use right now, there's always the chance that one day commercial space flight could justify bringing them back in a big way.

Future Space, Saudi Arabia's first technological experience center, has been established by the Saudi Space Commission and tech giant Huawei. So, the future Space, the largest exposition center ...

Read a blog by spacecraft engineer Henry Spencer arguing that rockets, not air-breathing planes, will be the spaceships of the future Getting to space has never been simple. A standing army of ...