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X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent
X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent

NASA's X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for…

Close-Up of X-43A Model
Close-Up of X-43A Model

A close-up view of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, portion of a three-foot-long model of the vehicle/booster…

X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests in the Benefield Anechoic Facility
X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests in the Benefield Anechoic Facility

The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental (Hyper-X) Vehicle hangs suspended in the cavernous Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base during…

Scaled Composites Prepares X-38 for Shipment to JSC
Scaled Composites Prepares X-38 for Shipment to JSC

The X-38 before being shipped from Scaled Composites, Inc., Mojave, CA, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, in August…

X-43A After Air-Launch from B-52
X-43A After Air-Launch from B-52

The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket accelerate after launch from NASA's B-52B launch aircraft…

X-38 Technology Demonstrator Descending
X-38 Technology Demonstrator Descending

The X-38 technology demonstrator descends under its steerable parafoil toward a lakebed landing in a March 2000 test flight.

B-52 Banks Low over Dryden Flight Research Center after X-43A Launch
B-52 Banks Low over Dryden Flight Research Center after X-43A Launch

NASA's B-52B aircraft over the Dryden Flight Research Center after the successful launch of the second X-43A hypersonic research vehicle.

X-38 Descends Toward Lakebed Landing
X-38 Descends Toward Lakebed Landing

The X-38 technology demonstrator descends under its steerable parafoil toward a lakebed landing in a March 2000 test flight.

Employees Celebrate B-52 Fly-By after X-43A Launch
Employees Celebrate B-52 Fly-By after X-43A Launch

Employees atop NASA Dryden's main building celebrate the return flyby of the B-52B aircraft after it launched the second X-43A…

Avionics Technicians Make Final Adjustments before X-43A Flight
Avionics Technicians Make Final Adjustments before X-43A Flight

EC04-0323-53NASA avionics technicians Randy Wagner and Terry Bishop make final adjustments on the scramjet-powered X-43A before its record Mach 9.6…