The X-40A has completed a second drop test from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Edwards AFB, Calif.

The X-40A has completed a second drop test from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Edwards AFB, Calif. The free-flight and landing tests are being conducted from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards as part of the space agency's X-37 program, which plans to carry a vehicle into orbit...

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