Artist's depiction of NASA's proposed Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Artist’s depiction of NASA’s proposed Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. A team of NASA researchers began free flight tests of the X-38, a technology demonstrator for the CRV, at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in 1998. The CRV was designed as a “lifeboat” for the International Space Station.1997NASA Photo › X-38 Project Description