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APOD: 1999 July 16 – Solar Surfin
APOD: 1999 July 16 – Solar Surfin
APOD: 1999 July 15 – Charles P. Conrad Jr 1930 1999
APOD: 1999 July 15 – Charles P. Conrad Jr 1930 1999
APOD: 1999 July 14 – Moon, Planets, and Rocket Trails
APOD: 1999 July 14 – Moon, Planets, and Rocket Trails
APOD: 1999 July 13 – The Flame Nebula in Infrared
APOD: 1999 July 13 – The Flame Nebula in Infrared
APOD: 1999 July 12 – A Delta Rocket Launches
APOD: 1999 July 12 – A Delta Rocket Launches
APOD: 1999 July 11 – Barringer Crater on Earth
APOD: 1999 July 11 – Barringer Crater on Earth
APOD: 1999 July 10 – Southern Neptune
APOD: 1999 July 10 – Southern Neptune
Carried Aloft: X-38 Under B-52 Wing
Carried Aloft: X-38 Under B-52 Wing

One of the X-38 lifting-body research vehicles is shown mated to NASA’s B-52 mothership in flight prior to launch.

Air-Drop of X-38
Air-Drop of X-38

The X-38 research vehicle dropped away from NASA’s B-52 mothership after being released from the B-52’s wing pylon.