Operating at altitudes above 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s ER-2 aircraft is the agency's highest-flying airborne science platform. With its unique
NASA Armstrong Public Affairs SpecialistFrancisco Rodriguez services liquid oxygen or LOX on the ER-2 during the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment research project. Experts like Rodriguez sustain a high standard of safety on airborne science aircraft like the ER-2 and science missions like GEMx. The ER-2 is based out of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
One mission that recently benefitted from the ER-2’s unique capabilities is the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment project. The PACE-PAX mission uses the ER-2’s capabilities to confirm data collected from the PACE satellite, which launched in February 2024. Sam Habbal , Darick Alvarez , and Juan Alvarez work on the network “canoe” on top of the ER-2 aircraft, which provides network communication with the pilot onboard. Experts like these sustain a high standard of safety while outfitting instruments onboard science aircraft like the ER-2 and science missions like the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment mission. The ER-2 is based out of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
Similarly, the Geological Earth Mapping eXperiment science mission is using the ER-2 over multiple years to collect observations of critical mineral resources across the Western United States.
Armstrong Flight Research Center Earth Science Earth's Atmosphere ER-2 PACE (Plankton Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem) Science Mission Directorate
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