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Steerable Parafoil used in X-38 Landing

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Sep 27, 2009
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Steerable Parafoil used in X-38 Landing
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descended under its steerable parafoil on a March 1999 test flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

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The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descended under its steerable parafoil on a March 1999 test flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.March 5, 1999NASA Photo / Bill Isbell› X-38 Project Description