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X-38 on Lakebed after Landing on Second Free Flight
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X-38 on Lakebed after Landing on Second Free Flight

NASA / AFRC · 1999-02-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA's X-38, a prototype of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) resting on the lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center after the completion of its second free flight. The X-38 was launched from NASA Dryden's B-52 Mothership on Saturday, February 6, 1999, from an altitude of approximately 23,000 feet.

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X-38Johnson Space CenterLangley Research CenterDryden Flight Research Centerspace shuttleInternational Space StationB-52parafoilFrench Ariane-5 BoosterCRVScaled CompositesInc.
Credit lineX-38 on Lakebed after Landing on Second Free Flight. NASA/AFRC, 1999-02-06. Public domain. ID: EC99-44888-10.
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