NASA's B-52 mothership lifted off, carrying a new generation of lifting body research vehicle-the X-38.
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In a scene reminiscent of the lifting body research flights conducted more than 30 years earlier, NASA’s B-52 mothership lifted off, carrying a new generation of lifting body research vehicle – the X-38. The X-38 was designed to help develop an emergency crew return vehicle for the International Space Station.August 1997NASA Photo / Tony Landis› X-38 Project Description