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X-38 Ship #2 in Free Flight |
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| Photo Number: |
EC99-45080-21 |
| Photo Date: |
July 9, 1999 |
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524x480 JPEG Image (64 KBytes)
1117x1023 JPEG Image (329 KBytes)
3000x2750 JPEG Image (3,615 KBytes)
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| Description: |
The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descends under its steerable parachute during a July 1999 test flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. It was the fourth free flight of the test vehicles in the X-38 program, and the second free flight test of Vehicle 132 or Ship 2. The goal of this flight was to release the vehicle from a higher altitude -- 31,500 feet -- and to fly the vehicle longer -- 31 seconds -- than any previous X-38 vehicle had yet flown. The project team also conducted aerodynamic verification maneuvers and checked improvements made to the drogue parachute. |
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| NASA Photo by: |
Carla Thomas |
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| Keywords: |
X-38; Johnson Space Center; Langley Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; space shuttle; International Space Station; B-52; parafoil; French Ariane-5 Booster; CRV; Scaled Composites; Inc. |
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