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X-38 sails to a landing at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center July 10, 2001 |
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| Photo Number: |
EC01-0204-85 |
| Photo Date: |
July 10, 2001 |
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458x640 JPEG Image (99 KBytes)
917x1280 JPEG Image (556 KBytes)
2400x3350 JPEG Image (4,864 KBytes)
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| Description: |
The seventh free flight of an X-38 prototype for an emergency space station crew return vehicle culminated in a graceful glide to landing under the world's largest parafoil. The mission began when the X-38 was released from NASA's B-52 mother ship over Edwards Air Force Base, California, where NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is located. The July 10, 2001 flight helped researchers evaluate software and deployment of the X-38's drogue parachute and subsequent parafoil. NASA intends to create a space-worthy Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) to be docked to the International Space Station as a "lifeboat" to enable a full seven-person station crew to evacuate in an emergency. |
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| NASA Photo by: |
Carla Thomas |
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| Keywords: |
X-38; CRV; Crew Return Vehicle; B-52; Space Station |
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