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This and similar mission are not NASA missions but USSF's missions (United States Space Force), and USFF is part of the United States Armed Forces, different budget:

Sources:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37#Operational_histor...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force

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I'll never get used to that "Starfleet" logo. I don't suppose Viacom/CBS would be able to sue the Dept. of Defense for copyright violation?

If they could, they would have done it 40 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Command

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