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X-38 Descends Toward Desert Lakebed

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Sep 27, 2009
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X-38 Descends Toward Desert Lakebed
NASA's X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station, descends toward a desert lakebed under its steerable parafoil on its second free flight.

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NASA’s X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station, descends toward a desert lakebed under its steerable parafoil on its second free flight. The X-38 was launched from NASA Dryden’s B-52 Mothership on Saturday, February 6, 1999, from an altitude of approximately 23,000 feet.February 6, 1999NASA Photo / Carla Thomas› X-38 Project Description