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X-38 Descends after First Free Flight
X-38 Descends after First Free Flight

The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descended under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free flight at…

JPL Uses Reflectors to Calibrate AirSAR on DC-8
JPL Uses Reflectors to Calibrate AirSAR on DC-8

Reflectors used to calibrate the DC-8's AirSAR seen here setup in the Costa Rican rain forest by scientist Paul Siqueira…

New Colors and Markings on DC-8
New Colors and Markings on DC-8

NASA's DC-8 Airborne Science research aircraft in flight with new colors and markings

James Ross Island from NASA’s DC-8 Aircraft
James Ross Island from NASA’s DC-8 Aircraft

James Ross Island captured from NASA's DC-8 aircraft during an AirSAR 2004 mission over the Antarctic Peninsula.

DC-8 Flies Research Line Over Honduras
DC-8 Flies Research Line Over Honduras

Left side of the aircraft as NASA's DC-8 does an AirSAR 2004 research "line" over Honduras.

NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory Shadowed by NASA FA-18 Chase Plane
NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory Shadowed by NASA FA-18 Chase Plane

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory returned to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently after an absence of more than two…

Cuernos del Paine Mountains in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Cuernos del Paine Mountains in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

The Cuernos del Paine mountains in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign.

NASA Dryden DC-8 Maintenance Crew Members Inspect the Aircraft
NASA Dryden DC-8 Maintenance Crew Members Inspect the Aircraft

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

NASA’s DC-8 Aircraft at Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile
NASA’s DC-8 Aircraft at Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile

AirSAR collects multi-frequency and multi-polarization radar data for a variety of science applications.

Researchers Prepare Fuel Lines for Fuels Testing Mission on DC-8
Researchers Prepare Fuel Lines for Fuels Testing Mission on DC-8

Bruce Anderson of NASA Langley Research Center and David Liscinsky of United Technologies Research Center tied down sampling lines between…