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The X-38 vehicle #131R arrives at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Photo Number: |
EC00-0212-18 |
| Photo Date: |
July 11, 2000 |
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542x480 JPEG Image (91 KBytes)
1158x1024 JPEG Image (428 KBytes)
3000x2652 JPEG Image (4,414 KBytes)
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| Description: |
The X-38 Vehicle 131R, intended to prove the utility of a "lifeboat" crew return vehicle to bring crews home from the International Space Station in the event of an emergency, was unloaded from NASA's Super Guppy transport aircraft on July 11, 2000. The newest X-38 version arrived at Dryden for drop tests from NASA's venerable B-52 mother ship. The tests will evaluate a 7,500 square-foot parafoil intended to permit the crew return vehicle to return from space and land in the length of a football field. |
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| NASA Photo by: |
Tony Landis |
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| Keywords: |
X-38; Johnson Space Center; Langley Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; space shuttle; International Space Station; B-52; parafoil; French Ariane-5 Booster; crew return vehicle; Scaled Composites; Inc. |
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