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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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X-38 Ship #2 in Free Flight
Title
X-38 Ship #2 in Free Flight
Title
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Full Description:
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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. The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) research project is designed to develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle, or lifeboat, for the International Space Station. The project is also intended to develop a crew return vehicle design that could be modified for other uses, such as a joint U.S. and international human spacecraft that could be launched on the French Ariane-5 Booster. The X-38 project is using available technology and off-the- shelf equipment to significantly decrease development costs.
Full_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. The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) research project is designed to develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle, or lifeboat, for the International Space Station. The project is also intended to develop a crew return vehicle design that could be modified for other uses, such as a joint U.S. and international human spacecraft that could be launched on the French Ariane-5 Booster. The X-38 project is using available technology and off-the- shelf equipment to significantly decrease development costs.
Full Description
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Date:
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07/01/1999
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NASA Center:
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Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA_Center
Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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X-Series Aircraft
Subject_Category
X-Series Aircraft
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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International Space Station
Subject_Category
International Space Station
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Lifting Bodies
Subject_Category
Lifting Bodies
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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Dryden
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Keywords:
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Boeing
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Keywords:
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Vehicle
Keywords
Vehicle
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Station
Keywords
Station
Keywords
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Keywords:
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International
Keywords
International
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Crew
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Keywords:
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Return
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Keywords:
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ISS
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Keywords:
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Parafoil
Keywords
Parafoil
Keywords
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Keywords:
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B-52
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Keywords:
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X-38
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Keywords:
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Rescue
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Keywords:
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CRV
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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International Space Station (ISS)
facet_what
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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July 1999
facet_when
July 1999
facet_when
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facet_when:
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07-01-1999
facet_when
07-01-1999
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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EC99-45080-21
Image_#
EC99-45080-21
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0192
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0192
UID
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Center:
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DFRC
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Center Number:
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EC99-45080-21
Center_Number
EC99-45080-21
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000192
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000192
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA Tony Landis
Creator-Photographer
NASA Tony Landis
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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