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Boeing X-37 NASA History:
The Boeing X-37 is an advanced technology flight demonstrator
used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The reusable robotic spacecraft is a 120 percent scaled derivative
of the X-40A and will help define the future of space
transportation. It will test and validate technologies in the
environment of space as well as test system performance of the
vehicle during orbital flight, reentry and landing. Results from the
spacecraft will aid in the design and development of NASA's Orbital
Space Plane, which will provide a crew rescue and crew transport
capability to and from the International Space Station. The X-37 is
capable of being ferried into orbit on an expendable launch vehicle
and will have the ability to reach speeds of up to Mach 25.
On September 2, 2004, it was reported that for its initial
atmospheric drop tests, the X-37 would be launched from the Scaled
Composites White Knight, a high-altitude research aircraft. On June
21, 2005, the X-37 completed a €œcaptive-carry€ flight underneath
the White Knight at Mojave Spaceport in Mojave, California. The
vehicle underwent structural upgrades through the second half of
2005.
The X-37's public debut was scheduled on March 10, 2006. It was
to be the spacecraft's first free flight which would be broadcast
live on NASA TV. However, an Arctic storm caused the event to be
moved to another day. After the second attempt was canceled due to
high winds, the X-37 finally made its first free flight on April 7,
2006. Unfortunately, the vehicle run off the runway during landing,
resulting in minor damage. Following repairs, five additional
flights were performed, and at least one is believed to have been a
free flight with a successful landing.
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