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Mar 30, 2000
The X-38 Second Prototype Glides to a Landing over the Lakebed at the End of Its Fifth Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
The X-38 technology demonstrator descends under its steerable parafoil toward a lakebed landing in a March 2000 test...
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Mar 30, 2000
The X-38 Second Prototype Glides to a Landing over the Lakebed at the End of Its Fifth Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
The X-38 technology demonstrator descends under its steerable parafoil toward a lakebed landing in a March 2000 test...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - On Ground after First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
Crew members surround the X-38 lifting body research vehicle after a successful test flight and landing in March...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Jul 9, 1999
X-38 Ship #2 Mated to B-52 Mothership in Flight
This photo shows one of the X-38 lifting-body research vehicles mated to NASA's B-52 mothership in flight prior to...
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Dec 13, 2001
The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle is suspended under its giant 7,500-square-foot parafoil during its eighth free flight on Thursday, December 13, 2001
The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle for the International Space Station is suspended under its giant...
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Dec 13, 2001
The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle is suspended under its giant 7,500-square-foot parafoil during its eighth free flight on Thursday, December 13, 2001
The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle for the International Space Station is suspended under its giant...
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Dec 13, 2001
NASA engineer Wayne Peterson from the Johnson Space Center reviews postflight checklists following a spectacular flight of the X-38 Vehicle 131R
NASA engineer Wayne Peterson from the Johnson Space Center reviews postflight checklists following a spectacular...
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Nov 2, 2000
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B-52 008 landing on runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base after first free flight of X-38 vehicle #131R
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Nov 2, 2000
X-38 vehicle #131R during pre-launch with B-52 008 mothership and F-18 chase aircraft
The X-38 prototypes are intended to perfect a "crew lifeboat" for the International Space Station. The X-38 vehicle...
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Mar 5, 1999
X-38 Vehicle #132 in Flight with Deployed Parafoil during First Free Flight
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descends...
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Mar 5, 1999
X-38 Vehicle #132 in Flight Approaching Landing during First Free Flight
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), maneuvers...
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Mar 5, 1999
X-38 Vehicle #132 in Flight with Deployed Parafoil during First Free Flight
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descends...
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Mar 5, 1999
X-38 Vehicle #132 in Flight with Deployed Parafoil during First Free Flight
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descends...
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May 16, 2000
X-38 vehicle in anechoic chamber in building 14
Photographic documentation showing the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) undergoing testing in the anechoic chamber in...
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Mar 30, 2000
The X-38 Second Prototype Flares to a Landing over the Lakebed at the End of Its Fifth Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle from the...
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Mar 30, 2000
A Ground Crewman Checks Over the X-38 Second Prototype Following the Lakebed Landing of Its Fifth Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
The X-38's blue and white parafoil spreads out in front of the research vehicle as it sits on a lakebed near the...
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Jul 16, 1997
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A collection of NASA's research aircraft on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center in July 1997: X-31, F-15...
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Jul 11, 2000
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NASA's B377SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on June 11, 2000 to...
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Jul 11, 2000
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Members of the flight and ground crews prepare to unload equipment from NASA's B377SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo...
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Jan 10, 2022
X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture
NASA’s X-59 undergoes a structural stress test at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The X-59’s nose...
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