Airborne Science Gallery

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Air-LUSI takes off aboard an ER2 out of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale

Ground crewman at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, CA install a rail to support the Autonomous

Steven Grantham (NIST) and John Woodward (NIST) contemplate cable management for air-LUSI'

The air-LUSI crew and ground crew from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale

Media observe as ground crews tow NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory into its Palmdale, California hangar

NASA's B200 taking off for an eight-hour science flight on March 5. Located on the center of the aircraft'

Radar operator Alexander Winteer monitors incoming wind data from the  DopplerScatt radar instrument during a science

The NASA Langley Research Center-based B-200 in Gabon, Africa, was visited by three representatives of the Gabon

Marc Simard of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory installs a gauge that will record water level changes in the Pongara

Members of the AfriSAR team standing by the C-20A in Gabon, Africa, which is usually based at NASA Armstrong Flight

Tanguay Gahouma Bekale, director general of the Gabonese Space Agency, talks to media about the AfriSAR mission

Mark Scherer prepares the C-20A for the AfriSAR mission

During an education outreach event in Gabon, Africa, students and educators

AfriSAR team members Sassan Saatchi (left) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Laura Duncanson from NASA'

In Gabon, Africa, the Mondah National Park is one of the field research sites for NASA's AfriSAR campaign

A member of the Gabon National Park Agency Ecoguard discussed the next research destination with Lola Fatoyinbo

Media, including a puppeteer, participate in a press conference for the ATom airborne science mission which is studying

C-20A crew chief Vince Moreno inspects the aircraft

Engineers Raquel Rodriguez Monje and Fabien Nicaise discuss placement of the DopplerScatt radar instrument on the NASA

Goddard Space Center's Laura Duncanson records global positioning satellite coordinates of the Pongara Mangrove

NASA researchers walk through the Mondah rainforest to collect tree and flora measurements

The Okoume tree is large, as compared to a hand seen in the bottom right portion of the image

The Okoume tree grows tall above the other flora to reach for the suns energy

One of NASA's two ER-2 Earth resources aircraft shows off its lines during a flyover at the Edwards Air Force Base

L to R; NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein (in tan flight suit), JPL AirSAR Scientist Tim Miller

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile

Mr. John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'

JPL scientist Dr. David Imel and U.S. Air Force Colonel Gwen Linde, the Defense Department Attache Officer assigned to

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica

Glacier Grey view from Lago Grey (Grey Lake), photographed during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign in Chile

NASA DC-8 Ground Support Technicians Mark Corlew and Mike Lakowski perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at

VIP's onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign, L-R: Mr

Personnel viewing AirSAR hardware while touring the outside of NASA's DC-8 during a stop-off on the AirSAR 2004

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe making a presentation to Fernando Gutierrez

View of Glacier Grey from Lago Grey (Grey Lake), with the Cuernos del Paine mountains in the background

NASA Dryden DC-8 maintenance crew members inspect the aircraft prior to take-off

A spider photographed during NASA's AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain

Dense rain forest in the La Selva region of Costa Rica. AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica is a three-week expedition by an

VIP tour of NASA DFRC's DC-8 airborne laboratory during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign given by Craig Dobson

A cave in Glacier Grey in Torres del Paine National Park, seen during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign in Chile

A unique tree trunk photographed in La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest as part of NASA'

NASA's DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile

A penguin near Punta Arena, Chile, photographed in its natural summer habitat during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign

An AirSAR 2004 view from the DC-8 as it approaches the Larsen Ice Shelf, which is part of the Antarctic Peninsula

JPL Researcher Bruce Chapman at an AirSAR station aboard NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory during the AirSAR 2004

NASA DC-8 Ground Support Technician Joe Niquette performs routine maintenance on the DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez del

A tree frog photographed in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest as part of NASA'

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