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First Phase of X-48B Flight Tests Completed
First Phase of X-48B Flight Tests Completed

A NASA/Boeing team completed the first phase of flight tests on the unique X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft.

X-48B Flight Preparation
X-48B Flight Preparation

Cranfield Aerospace Ltd technician Ian Brooks prepares the X-48B for flight.

X-48B Preparation for Flight
X-48B Preparation for Flight

Cranfield Aerospace Limited technician Ian Brooks prepares the X-48B for flight.

Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor Mounted in DC-8
Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor Mounted in DC-8

David Rabine of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center checks out the installation of the Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor mounted…

Researcher Maintaining Differential Absorption CO Measurement Instrument
Researcher Maintaining Differential Absorption CO Measurement Instrument

NASA Langley Research Center researcher Glen Sachse poured liquid nitrogen in a dewar used to keep the infrared detectors of…

Gravimeter Installed in DC-8 Cabin
Gravimeter Installed in DC-8 Cabin

Encased in its insulated cover for thermal stability, a gravimeter was installed in the cabin of NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory…

DACOM Mounted in DC-8 for Operation IceBridge 2009
DACOM Mounted in DC-8 for Operation IceBridge 2009

Glen Sachse of NASA's Langley Research Center adjusts the Differential Absorption CO Measurement, or DACOM, instrument mounted in NASA's DC-8…

Tracking Antarctica’s Sea Ice, Glaciers, and Ice Sheets
Tracking Antarctica’s Sea Ice, Glaciers, and Ice Sheets

The interior of NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory is loaded with instruments bound for the Antarctic during the fall 2009 Operation…

Researcher Adjusts DACOM on DC-8
Researcher Adjusts DACOM on DC-8

Glen Sachse of NASA's Langley Research Center adjusts the Differential Absorption CO Measurement, or DACOM, instrument developed at Langley after…

Researcher Adjusts DACOM for Operation IceBridge 2009
Researcher Adjusts DACOM for Operation IceBridge 2009

The Differential Absorption CO Measurement, or DACOM, instrument developed at NASA's Langley Research Center was mounted in NASA's DC-8 flying…