NASA's first X-38 Advanced Technology Demonstrator for the proposed Crew Return Vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in June 1997.
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NASA’s first X-38 Advanced Technology Demonstrator for the proposed Crew Return Vehicle arrived at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in June 1997. The vehicle arrived aboard a USAF C-17 transport aircraft from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Captive-carry flights attached under the wing of Dryden’s B-52 began in July, with unpiloted free-flights from the B-52 beginning in the fall.June 1997NASA Photo / Tony Landis› X-38 Project Description