(March 1, 2000) The X-38's blue and white parafoil spreads out in front of the research vehicle as it sits on a lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center after a March 2000 test flight. The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) research project is designed to develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle, or lifeboat, for the International Space Station. Image # : EC00-0097-9

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Keywords: -38, body, crew, crv, international, iss, lifting, rescue, return, space, station, vehicle