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NASA's B-52 research aircraft deploys an experimental drag chute just after landing the runway at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on a 1990 research flight. The B-52's tests led to the development of a drag chute to help the Space Shuttle land more safely and easily.

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Taken in: Edwards Air Force Base

Author: NASA

Description: NASA's B-52 research aircraft deploys an experimental drag chute just after landing the runway at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on a 1990 research flight. The B-52's tests led to the development of a drag chute to help the Space Shuttle land more safely and easily.

Created on: Wednesday 12 September 1990

Albums: US SPACE PROGRAM / SPACE SHUTTLE / SHUTTLE TESTS / SHUTTLE DRAG CHUTE TEST

Source link: https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/index.html

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