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B-52 008 landing on runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base after first free flight of X-38 vehicle #131R B-52 008 landing on runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base after first free flight of X-38 vehicle #131R

Photo Number: EC00-0318-1
Photo Date: November 2, 2000

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This photo shows NASA's B-52 mothership landing on the Edwards AFB following the first free flight of X-38 #131R. The B-52 was a workhorse at the Dryden Flight Research Center for more than 40 years, and carried numerous research vehicles aloft and conducted a variety of other research flight experiments.

NASA Photo by: Jim Ross

Keywords: B-52; Boeing; X-38; CRV; ISS




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