The remotely piloted Ikhana is flying a checkout mission for an Air Collision Avoidance System project.
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The remotely piloted Ikhana flew a checkout mission for an Air Collision Avoidance System project. A variety of Earth science in situ and remote sensing instruments can be installed to collect data during flights lasting more than 20 hours. Data gathered by sensors on Ikhana within the Earth’s atmosphere complement measurements of the same phenomena taken from space and those taken on the Earth’s surface.
November 13, 2014
NASA Photo / Carla Thomas