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The X-38 project was an initiative by NASA to develop a prototype spacecraft, known as the Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), intended for the safe return of crew members from the International Space Station (ISS). The X-38 prototype vehicles were designed to function autonomously and to perform landings both in space and within Earth's atmosphere, as part of efforts to develop a wingless reentry vehicle. The project aimed to test the spacecraft's reentry systems, guidance parachute, and flight control