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The scientific disciplines that employ these aircraft include [[Earth sciences]], [[astronomy]], [[atmospheric chemistry]], [[climatology]], [[oceanography]], [[archeology]], [[ecology]], [[forestry]], [[geography]], [[geology]], [[hydrology]], [[meteorology]], [[volcanology]] and [[biology]]. The DC-8 and ER-2 are also important tools for the development of sensors intended to fly aboard future Earth-observing satellites, and to validate and calibrate the sensors which are used onboard satellites which currently orbit the Earth. |
The scientific disciplines that employ these aircraft include [[Earth sciences]], [[astronomy]], [[atmospheric chemistry]], [[climatology]], [[oceanography]], [[archeology]], [[ecology]], [[forestry]], [[geography]], [[geology]], [[hydrology]], [[meteorology]], [[volcanology]] and [[biology]]. The DC-8 and ER-2 are also important tools for the development of sensors intended to fly aboard future Earth-observing satellites, and to validate and calibrate the sensors which are used onboard satellites which currently orbit the Earth. |
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== NASA research aircraft types operated == |
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===Present=== |
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! Aircraft |
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! Number in service |
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! Introduced |
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! Research Center |
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| [[McDonnell Douglas DC-8]] |
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| 1 |
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| 1987 |
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| [[Armstrong Flight Research Center]] |
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| [[Lockheed U-2|Lockheed ER-2]] |
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| 2 |
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| 1981 |
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| [[Armstrong Flight Research Center]] |
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| [[Gulfstream III|Gulfstream C-20A]] |
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| 1 |
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| 2008 |
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| [[Armstrong Flight Research Center]] |
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| [[Gulfstream III]] |
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| 1 |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Johnson Space Center]] |
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| [[Gulfstream III]] |
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| 1 |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Langley Research Center]] |
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| [[Gulfstream V]] |
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| 1 |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Johnson Space Center]] |
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| [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] |
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| 1 |
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| 1991 |
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| [[Wallops Flight Facility]] |
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NASA's Airborne Science Program is administered from the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Edwards, California. The program supports the sub-orbital flight requirements of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. Dryden maintains and operates two ER-2 high-altitude "satellite simulator" aircraft and a DC-8 which is specially configured as a "flying laboratory".
The scientific disciplines that employ these aircraft include Earth sciences, astronomy, atmospheric chemistry, climatology, oceanography, archeology, ecology, forestry, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology, volcanology and biology. The DC-8 and ER-2 are also important tools for the development of sensors intended to fly aboard future Earth-observing satellites, and to validate and calibrate the sensors which are used onboard satellites which currently orbit the Earth.
| Aircraft | Number in service | Introduced | Research Center |
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| McDonnell Douglas DC-8 | 1 | 1987 | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Lockheed ER-2 | 2 | 1981 | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Gulfstream C-20A | 1 | 2008 | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Gulfstream III | 1 | 2012 | Johnson Space Center |
| Gulfstream III | 1 | 2012 | Langley Research Center |
| Gulfstream V | 1 | 2012 | Johnson Space Center |
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | 1 | 1991 | Wallops Flight Facility |
