X-38 - Crew Rescue Vehicle

The X-38 was going to be the crew rescue vehicle for the International Space Station. It was based on the X-24a lifting body. 

When returning from orbit, it would have flown back like the Space Shuttle and would have used a steerable parafoil and skids for landing. Unfortunately it was cancelled in 2001 due to cuts in NASA's budget. 

Reference:

Picture from FSL Research: Present and Past

X-38 Links:

• NASA'S X-38 Technology Demonstrator:
  
  
• FAS Military Space Plane Space Maneuver Vehicle:
  
  
• Mwade's X-38:
  
  
• FSL Research: Present and Past
  
  
• Cyberspace-X-38 Launch: Animation shows an X-38 being launched from the International Space Station
  
  
• Parafoil Collage of an X-38 Model Space Vehicle:
  
  
• The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle by Chris Davies:
  
  
• Spaceandtech.com's X-38:

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