The X-38 Vehicle 131R was unloaded from NASA's Super Guppy transport aircraft on July 11, 2000.
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The X-38 Vehicle 131R was unloaded from NASA’s Super Guppy transport aircraft on July 11, 2000. This aircraft was intended to prove the utility of a “lifeboat” crew return vehicle to bring crews home from the International Space Station in case of an emergency. The newest X-38 version arrived at Dryden for drop tests from NASA’s B-52 mother ship. The tests evaluated 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.July 11, 2000NASA Photo / Tony Landis› X-38 Project Description