AIAA 97-2478 Aeroheating and Aerodynamic CFD Validation And Prediction For The X-38 Program Mark P. Loomis NASA-Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Periklis Papadopoulos Thennosciences Institute Moffett Field CA Carol B. Davies Sterling Software, NASA Ames Division Moffett Field CA Scott Berry, Tom Horvath NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA Charles Campbell NASA Johnson Space Center Houston TX 32nd Thermophysics Conference June 23 - 25, 1997 /Atlanta, GA For permission to copy or republish, contact the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500, Reston, VA 22091