The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle
Episode 302 · March 12th, 2018 · 5 mins 59 secs
About this Episode
Happy Monday everyone! Lifting bodies are super cool, so check out today's episode and learn about a lifting body that landed with an uncommonly large parafoil parachute!
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Episode Links:
X-38 Team Successfully Flies Largest Parafoil Parachute in History
x-38 Atmospheric Vehicle Completes First Unpiloted Flight Test
Check out this link for pictures of the flight tests of the X-38 throughout its program.
X-38 Photo Collection- Dryden Flight Research Center
Gemini TTV-1 Paraglider Capsule- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Parawing Capsule Truck Tows & Air Drop circa 1963 NASA Langley Research Center- Jeff Quitney
Past Projects: B-52 Heavy-lift Airborne Launch Aircraft
NASA Acting Administrator Lightfoot to retire- Jeff Foust
Blue Origin signs Sky Perfect JSAT as fourth New Glenn launch customer- Caleb Henry
SpaceX manifest: company aims for five Falcon 9 launches in one month- Chris Gebhardt