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X-33 Flight Profile The X-33 will launch from Haystack Butte at Edwards Air Force Base in California and land at one of two test sites. The vehicle is processed horizontally within a translating shelter, rotated to the vertical position, and then launched. Upon landing the X-33 is returned to the launch site via overland transport. X-33 Drop Test (Scale Model) Flight Sequence Story Board Time between the X-33 test flights will normally be seven days. However, the X-33 program will demonstrate a two-day turnaround between flights during the flight-test phase. For more information about NASA's plan for space transportation technology, click here.