Nov. 13, 2022 X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle concludes 6th successful mission The U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6, successfully deorbited and landed after completing a 908-day mission.
Jan. 14, 2021 Barrett praises senior Air Force leaders; assesses her tenure as secretary Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett publicly praised Airmen, Guardians, and senior Air and Space Forces leaders during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Jan. 14.
May 21, 2020 Barrett, Raymond speak with US astronaut ahead of historic launch The conversation with Behnken, an Air Force colonel, came six days before the scheduled May 27 launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in Florida. The launch and the mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are significant because it is the first time since the space shuttle was retired in
March 11, 2020 Barrett points to recent activities as a clear example for why the US Space Force is needed Unlike the Cold War, when space was primarily the sole province of the United States and the Soviet Union, today “many European nations plus Japan, China and India and more than 40 countries are spacefaring with satellites, probes and sometimes human travelers.
Nov. 1, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Nov. 1, 2019 Around the Air Force: X-37B, Senior Leaders Take Questions, Friday Night Wright Today's look Around the Air Force features the X-37B landing after more than two years in orbit and Air Force senior leaders taking time to talk to Airmen. (Hosted by Senior Airman Jasmine Vanderheyden)
July 22, 2019 Donovan visits B-21, X-37B facilities, L3 Harris Technologies Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Design and Development Headquarters and the Kennedy Space Center to review the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Processing Facility, as well as the newly merged L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.
Nov. 22, 2017 Around the Air Force: Nov. 22 On this look around the Air Force the secretary of the Air Force talks logistics at an Officer Symposium and a Delta II rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Sept. 7, 2017 45th SW launches 5th OTV mission The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle Sept. 7, 2017, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A.
May 9, 2017 Around the Air Force: May 9 On this look around the Air Force, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 returns from its 718-day mission and the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent testifies before Congress on the Academy’s sexual assault prevention and response programs.
May 7, 2017 X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4 (OTV-4), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility May 7, 2017.