Artist rendition of the ICESat satellite in orbit around Earth.
Fire acts differently in space than on Earth. Sandra Olson, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center, demonstrates just…
Researchers with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF) use small aircraft such as the Havilland DHC-3 Otter.
The University of Texas Institute of Geophysics (UTIG) uses a Kenn Borek chartered Basler BT-67 to carry a variety of…
The NSF/NCAR Gulfstream-V (G-V) is the nation's most advanced aircraft for environmental research.
In November 2011, Langley acquired a HU-25C Guardian Falcon from the U.S. Coast Guard. It is equivalent to a Falcon…
NASA's Beechcraft King Air B200 is based at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
NASA's DC-8, based at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California, is a modified jetliner that supports instruments used…
NASA's P-3B aircraft is flown and maintained by NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, VA.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa may not be Superman, but in the microgravity of space, he can fly…
