Boeing X-40
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The Boeing X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle was a test platform for the X-37 Future-X Reusable Launch Vehicle.
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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 |
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