Duba wurin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar yadda wurin yake:  Passage: Gwajin faduwar X-40 na farko ya faru ne a Holloman AFB, New Mexico a ranar 11 ga Agusta, 1998 da karfe 06:59. Wannan aikin haɗin gwiwa ne na Air Force / Boeing da aka sani da Space Maneuver Vehicle. An sake shi daga tsawan kimanin ƙafa 9,200 (2,800 m) da nisan mil 2.5 (4.0 km) daga ƙarshen Runway 04 ta helikwafta UH-60 Black Hawk (gwaje-gwajen da aka yi daga baya sun yi amfani da helikwafta CH-47 Chinook). Motar ta nutse zuwa titin jirgin sama a cikin hanyar da ta yi kama da na jirgin sama, ya tashi, kuma ya sauka a gefen hagu na tsakiyar titin jirgin. Jirginsa ya yi nasara, kuma motar ta bi ta zuwa mita 7 (2.1 m) daga tsakiyar layi kuma ta tsaya a nesa fiye da mita 7,000 (2,100 m).  Tambaya: a ina ne gwajin X-40 na farko ya faru?
Holloman AFB, New Mexico