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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled…

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NASA Flights Study Cosmic Ray Effects for Air, Future Space Travelers
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Recent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers…

September 25, 2025
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Air Force Pilot, SkillBridge Fellow Helps NASA Research Soar
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Jeremy Johnson laces his black, steel-toed boots and zips up his dark blue flight suit. Having just finished a pre-flight…

April 25, 2025
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Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data
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In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data…

April 16, 2025
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NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data
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From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of…

September 4, 2024
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NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument
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In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Pilots…

August 29, 2024
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Beyond the Textbook: DC-8 Aircraft Inspires Students in Retirement
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In May 2024, Idaho State University’s class of 2025 received a new learning tool from NASA. The DC-8 aircraft served…

August 22, 2024
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NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth
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Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two…

August 8, 2024
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NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts
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This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California…

June 14, 2024
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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
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After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will…

May 14, 2024
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Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
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NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then,…

May 13, 2024
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NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission, Set to Retire
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After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s…

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NASA, Health and Human Services Highlight Cancer Moonshot Progress
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During an event at NASA Headquarters in Washington Thursday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study
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NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand…

February 12, 2024
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NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low-Altitude Over Central Valley, CA
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What: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over Central Valley and surroundings areas as part of an air…

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NASA Maps Minerals and Ecosystem Function in Southwest U.S. Regions
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In September 2023, NASA aircraft began supporting an effort to find and map critical mineral deposits in Western regions of…

November 7, 2023
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NASA, Partners Explore Sustainable Fuel’s Effects on Aircraft Contrails
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Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…

October 30, 2023
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Joe Piotrowski, Jr.: One Engineer’s (Flight) Path to Airborne Science
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Based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Joe Piotrowski is the lead operations engineer for the King…

September 18, 2023
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NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event
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NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event

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Surf, Turf, Above Earth: Students Participate in NASA Field Research
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Flying over and tromping through watery landscapes along the East Coast, working alongside NASA scientists, and recording measurements about the…

August 16, 2023
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NASA to Host Virtual Media Day / Webinar for ALOFT Airborne Science Mission
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Media are invited to a virtual media day on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8:00-9:00 AM PST to learn about NASA…

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NASA’s ER-2 Aircraft Flies High to Investigate Lightning
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In July 2023, NASA’s ER-2 aircraft has been flying close to thunderclouds to investigate lightning and its connection to the…

July 27, 2023
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NASA-led Mission to Map Air Pollution in 3D Over Megacities
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The STAQS mission is connecting air quality from space to skies to the streets of Chicago, New York, Toronto, and…

July 27, 2023
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Low-Altitude Flights Study Everyday Emissions
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Often research associated with air quality and pollution prioritizes transportation – especially car emissions – as an area of focus.…

July 13, 2023
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NASA Student Airborne Research Program celebrates 15 years of success
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This summer, NASA's Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) will celebrate its 15th anniversary.

June 22, 2023
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Utilizing NASA’s B200 King Air to Study Snowmelt Levels
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More than 1 billion people rely on seasonal mountain snowmelt as a resource for their water supply and a team…

March 22, 2023
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NASA’s ER-2 Completes Snowstorm Study Support
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NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, completed more than 30 flights in…

March 3, 2023
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NASA’s SOFIA to Fly Low-Altitude Flight Over Local Area
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PALMDALE, Calif.- The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will be flying from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale,…

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New NASA Aircraft Helps Researchers Evaluate Technologies for Urban Transport Systems
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When researchers test communications technology for the national airspace, they will be using a newly acquired tool at NASA’s Glenn…

November 21, 2022
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Congresswoman Eshoo Tours SOFIA Flying Observatory Upon Its Retirement
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On Oct. 14, 2022, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo and Eugene Tu, center director at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s…

October 14, 2022
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