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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission
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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission

NASA / AFRC · 2025-09-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft lifts off from Edwards, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in support of the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx). The high-altitude science aircraft operates between 20,000 and 70,000 feet. For this mission, pilots flew at approximately 65,000 feet, requiring them to wear specially designed pressure suits.

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AFRCER-2Airborne Science programUnited States Geological SurveyUSGSEarth Sciencescience missionGEMxhigh-altitude researchremote sensing
Credit lineNASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission. NASA/AFRC, 2025-09-23. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0071-415.
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