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C-17 Takeoff with Orion CM Aboard
C-17 Takeoff with Orion CM Aboard

An Air Force C-17 operated by the Mississippi Air National Guard lifted off Runway 22L at Edwards Air Force Base…

X-38 After its Successful Second Free Flight
X-38 After its Successful Second Free Flight

NASA’s X-38, a prototype of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), rests on the lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center…

Model of X-43A and Pegasus Launch Vehicle
Model of X-43A and Pegasus Launch Vehicle

The configuration of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, attached to a Pegasus launch vehicle is displayed in…

X-15 with XLR-11 Engines in the Modified Rear Fuselage
X-15 with XLR-11 Engines in the Modified Rear Fuselage

This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958.

Technicians Prepare Pegasus Booster Rocket for X-43A Flight
Technicians Prepare Pegasus Booster Rocket for X-43A Flight

Technicians prepare a Pegasus rocket booster for flight tests with the X-43A “Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle,” or “Hyper-X.”

X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent
X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent

NASA’s X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for…

X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests in the Benefield Anechoic Facility
X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests in the Benefield Anechoic Facility

The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental (Hyper-X) Vehicle hangs suspended in the cavernous Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base during…

Close-Up of X-43A Model
Close-Up of X-43A Model

A close-up view of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, portion of a three-foot-long model of the vehicle/booster…

Scaled Composites Prepares X-38 for Shipment to JSC
Scaled Composites Prepares X-38 for Shipment to JSC

The X-38 before being shipped from Scaled Composites, Inc., Mojave, CA, to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, in August…

X-38 Technology Demonstrator Descending
X-38 Technology Demonstrator Descending

The X-38 technology demonstrator descends under its steerable parafoil toward a lakebed landing in a March 2000 test flight.