X-40 | |
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Boeing X-40A on a descent glide slope | |
Role | Glide test vehicle |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Boeing Phantom Works |
First flight | August 11, 1998 (dropped by UH-60 Black Hawk)[1][2][3] |
Status | Retired May 2001 |
Primary users | Air Force Research Laboratory NASA |
Number built | 1 |
The Boeing X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle was a test platform for the Boeing X-37 reusable spaceplane, built by Boeing Phantom Works. It sought to test the X-37's systems in order to "reduce the cost and risk of future reusable space launch vehicle system."[4]
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