Plywood mockup of the X-38's aft end, minus vertical stabilizers, mounted on a truck for an economical test of the X-38's Flight Termination System (FTS) on December 19, 1996, at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.
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Plywood mockup of the X-38’s aft end, minus vertical stabilizers, mounted on a truck for an economical test of the X-38’s Flight Termination System (FTS) on December 19, 1996, at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The FTS seven-foot diameter parachute was launched safely away from the mockup by a pyrotechnic firing system.December 1996NASA Photo / Carla Thomas› X-38 Project Description