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X-38 vehicle #131R during pre-launch with B-52 008 mothership and F-18 chase aircraft X-38 vehicle #131R during pre-launch with B-52 008 mothership and F-18 chase aircraft
Photo Number: EC00-0317-154
Photo Date: November 2, 2000
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Description: The X-38 prototypes are intended to perfect a "crew lifeboat" for the International Space Station. The X-38 vehicle 131R demonstrates a huge 7,500 square-foot parafoil that will that will enable the Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) to land on the length of a football field after returning from space.

The CRV is intended to serve as an emergency transport to carry a crew to safety in the event of problems with the International Space Station.
NASA Photo by: Jim Ross
Keywords: X-38; Johnson Space Center; Langley Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; International Space Station; B-52; parafoil; Scaled Composites; Inc.

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