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ALOFT instrument upload

NASA / AFRC · 2023-06-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft is uploaded with instruments for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the Floridian coastline to collect data about the energetic characteristics and behavior of lightning and thunderclouds. Scientists from the University of Bergen, Norway will interpret that data from the ground and collaborate with NASA pilots to safely collect the most accurate data for this project about the power of lightning.

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AFRC Armstrong Flight Research Center ER-2 NASA’s ER-2 ALOFT NASA Armstrong NASA Armstrong team Airborne Science Airborne Science program high altitude flights stratosphere subsonic speed

Credit lineALOFT instrument upload. NASA/AFRC, 2023-06-06. Public domain. ID: AFRC2023-0090-006.

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