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A white helicopter with blue stripe and NASA logo sits inside of an aircraft hangar with grey cement floors and white roofing with metal beams. The helicopter has four grey blades and has a black base. A white cube is attached to the black base and holds wires and cameras. No one sits inside the helicopter, but the door is open, and a grey seat is shown along with four black, tinted windows. There is an American flag on the helicopter’s tail.

Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE) Sensor Pod on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Helicopter

The NASA Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE) sensor pod is attached to the base of a NASA helicopter at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in April 2024 before a flight to test the pod’s cameras and sensors. The AIRVUE pod will be used to collect data for autonomous aircraft like air taxis, drones, or other Advanced Air Mobility aircraft.

Image Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson
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