William Wade Carries S2

CRATER pilot William Wade (right) and Black Swift CEO Jack Elston (left) retrieve the S2 Black Swift uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from its landing site during campaign fieldwork in Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica. CRATER (Costa Rica Airborne research on foresT Ecosystem Response to volcanic emissions), is a NASA-led project investigating the use of an uncrewed aircraft for volcanic trace gas sampling, in order to better understand the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on vegetation.