NASA's B-52 research aircraft deploys an experimental drag chute just after landing the runway at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., on a 1990 research flight.
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NASA’s B-52 research aircraft deploys an experimental drag chute just after landing the runway at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., on a 1990 research flight. The B-52’s tests led to the development of a drag chute to help the Space Shuttle land more safely and easily.September 12, 1990NASA Photo / NASA› B-52 Project Description