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<p>Starship and Super Heavy doing a little sunbathing.&nbsp;</p>

The Most Anticipated Space Missions Set to Blast Off in 2023

From Starship to Starliner and more missions to the moon, expect another record-setting year for space launches.

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<p>A shroud of darkness becomes the <a href="http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=16639">X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle</a>, the unmanned space plane design that twice has ventured into orbit on hush-hush missions for the U.S. Air Force. Oh, the Air Force and <a href="http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/sis/x37b_otv/x37b_otv.html">X-37B maker Boeing</a> don't mind telling you about the launches and landings and the vehicle's remarkable endurance. Just don't bother asking detailed questions about what they're doing with all that time in orbit. </p><p></p><p>This photo shows the first X-37B, designated OTV-1, on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on December 3, 2010, just after it returned from its debut trip into space, which lasted 224 days. </p><p>As it turns out, that was just a warmup act. The <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57454645-76/unmanned-air-force-space-plane-lands-after-secret-mission/">second X-37B, OTV-2, touched down on Earth</a> at 5:48 a.m. PT on Saturday, June 16, to end its maiden mission, which began with a liftoff on March 5, 2011 -- meaning it was orbit for 469 days, easily doubling the record of its older sibling. </p><p><em>Editors' note: This slideshow was initially published June 14 at 8:42 a.m. PT. It has been updated with details about the landing of OTV-2.</em></p>

X-37B Space Plane: Space Force's Record-Setting Orbiter

The uncrewed spacecraft stays in orbit for months at a time, engaged in a range of experiments.

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<p>Wisk Gen 6 pilot-less aircraft</p>

This Autonomous Air Taxi Could Be Your Next Uber

Wisk wants its Gen 6 pilot-less aircraft to change the future of transport, flying 300 million passengers on short trips for $3 per mile.

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<p>The Wisk Gen 6.</p>

Wisk Wants to Be Your Uber in the Sky, but Without Pilots

Its Gen 6 aircraft is a four-person, autonomous air taxi. But Wisk needs to get a lot of people on board to make this work.

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A Tour of NASA's Moon Rocket Factory

NASA is going back to the moon for the first time in 50 years with its most powerful rocket ever. CNET's Claire Reilly goes inside the factory where this super heavy-lift giant is being built.

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<p>The core stage of Artemis I rolls out of the Michoud Assembly Facility, ready to be loaded onto a barge and shipped for rocket testing in Mississippi.</p>

How NASA Is Building Its Most Powerful Rocket Ever to Go Back to the Moon

NASA is about to go on a journey it hasn't taken in 50 years. To get there, it has built its most powerful rocket ever. I went behind the scenes to see what it takes to build a once-in-a-generation spacecraft.

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How Concorde Pioneered Supersonic Commercial Flight

It's been nearly two decades since the Concorde made the last commercial supersonic flight. A handful of companies are looking to bring back high-speed air travel.

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<p>Starliner gets checked out after the return from the OFT-2 mission.</p>

Boeing Starliner Completes NASA Test Flight to Space Station and Back

The company hopes the spacecraft will get the go-ahead to carry actual astronauts on its next journey.

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<p>Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is aiming for a safe round trip to the ISS. Here, Starliner is lifted to the top of the ULA Atlas-V rocket.</p>

Boeing Launches Starliner Do-Over to ISS for NASA: How to Watch Today

The last time Starliner got off the ground was all the way back in December 2019. This time, Boeing wants to reach the ISS.

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<p>Atlanta-based Hermeus reveals its prototype Quarterhorse aircraft.</p>

Beyond Supersonic: These Startups Want to Bring You Hypersonic Travel

They aim to send travelers hurtling across the skies at speeds faster than 4,000 miles per hour.

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9 Great Reads From CNET This Week: Metaverse, Brain Injuries, Daylight Saving Time and More

What we can expect from the metaverse, what happens with a traumatic brain injury, what if daylight saving time lasts all year long and a whole lot more besides.

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Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Is Back in the Air, but the Story Is Far From Over

A 2021 book and a new Netflix documentary trace the deadly Max crashes back to a Boeing that strayed far from its cautious roots.

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