X-38: The NASA 'Space Plane' Built for a Special Purpose - 19FortyFive

NASA’s X-38 was an experimental re-entry vehicle, designed to serve as an emergency crew return vehicle for the International Space Station.

NASAs X-38 was an experimental re-entry vehicle, designed to serve as an emergency crew return vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station (ISS). The program was conceived in 1995 and first fle… [+3802 chars]

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