NASA'S DRYDEN FLIGHT

NASA'S DRYDEN FLIGHT Research Center has started captive-carry tests of the X-38 lifting body, designed to demonstrate technologies for a future crew return vehicle (AW&ST Aug. 4, p. 16). The X-38 is shown suspended from NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft on the July 30 first flight. Another flight was...

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