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X-38 in Flight during Second Free Flight
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NASA's X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station, descends toward a desert lakebed under its steerable parafoil on 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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Credit lineX-38 in Flight during Second Free Flight. NASA/AFRC, 1999-02-06. Public domain. ID: EC99-44888-47.
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