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NASA ER-2 Moonlight Mission Improves Space Sensors

NASA / AFRC · 2026-02-03 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft prepares for a night flight with the Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance (air-LUSI) instrument on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. The instrument measures Moonlight to improve accuracy of space-based sensors that forecast the weather, monitor agriculture, and study Earth’s ecosystem.

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AFRCER-2 high altitude aircraftair-LUSIMoonspace-based sensorsEdwards Air Force BaseCalifornia
Credit lineNASA ER-2 Moonlight Mission Improves Space Sensors. NASA/AFRC, 2026-02-03. Public domain. ID: AFRC2026-0012-420.
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