The X-38 research vehicle was mounted under the wing of the B-52 mothership prior to a 1997 test flight.
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The X-38 research vehicle was mounted under the wing of the B-52 mothership prior to a 1997 test flight. The X-38, which was designed to help develop technology for an emergency crew return vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station, was one of many research vehicles the B-52 has carried aloft over the past 40 years.July 1997NASA Photo / Tony Landis› X-38 Project Description