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- [Source: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-050-DFRC.html ]
NASA operates a highly modified Douglas DC-8 jetliner as a flying science laboratory. The aircraft, based at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is used to collect data for experiments in support of projects serving the world's scientific community. Federal, state, academic and foreign investigators are among those who use NASA’s DC-8. Data gathered with the aircraft at flight altitude and by remote sensing have been used for studies in archaeology, ecology, geography, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, volcanology, atmospheric chemistry, cryospheric science, soil science and biology. Four types of missions are flown with the DC-8: sensor development, satellite sensor verification, space vehicle launch or re-entry telemetry data retrieval and optical tracking, and basic research studies of Earth's surface and atmosphere. More information: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-050-DFRC.html Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NASA DC-8 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Aircraft Short_Name: NASA DC-8 Long_Name: NASA Douglas DC-8 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: DAWN End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-05-01 Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-050-DFRC.html Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/aircraft/DC-8/index.html Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/research/AirSci/DC-8/dc8_his.html Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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