Dec 3, 2025 · Three WB-57 aircraft are based near JSC at Ellington Field. The aircraft have been flying research missions since the early 1970's, and continue to be an asset to the scientific …

Sep 11, 2025 · The P-3 is a self-sufficient, four-engine turboprop aircraft designed for endurance and range. This aircraft operates out of civilian and military airfields supporting scientific …

Sep 15, 2025 · The NASA B777-200ER was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024.

Apr 22, 2017 · NASA’s G-IV aircraft flew its first mission to test this navigational system from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in December 2024.

To ascertain how the concentration of airborne bacteria changed across the tropopause, we collected air during aircraft Ascent/Descent (0.3 to 11 km), as well as sustained Cruise …

Sep 11, 2025 · The NASA Langley Research Center received authorization from NASA Headquarters on September 18, 2017 to acquire three excess C-20B Gulfstream III aircraft …

The Program also assists NASA Principal Investigators (PIs) with access to com- mercial aviation services and use of non-NASA aircraft and equipment for Earth Science, as needed.

Apr 22, 2017 · The Airborne Science Program enables access to a unique set of core-supported NASA aircraft that benefit the nation through earth science research, tactical emergency …

Mar 31, 2015 · It is a W-band (95 GHz) polarimetric Doppler radar designed as a prototype airborne facility for the development of the 94 GHz Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) for NASA …

Jul 1, 2024 · Smith, D.J., et al. (2018), Airborne Bacteria in Earth’s Lower Stratosphere Resemble Taxa Detected in the Troposphere: Results From a New NASA Aircraft Bioaerosol Collector …