Sep 29, 2024 · This unique flying laboratory will have truly global reach enabling data collection for NASA projects to include sensor development, satellite sensor calibration, data product …

Jan 21, 2025 · NASA’s new flying laboratory, an ex-commercial Boeing 777 airliner, has arrived in Waco, Texas, for modifications ahead of its entry into service. The aircraft will replace the …

Jan 11, 2023 · The DC-8-72 is now approaching 54 years old, and despite being meticulously maintained by NASA, she is reaching the end of her useful life. As such, the Administration …

May 17, 2024 · NASA is refurbishing a Boeing 777 passenger jet to become its new Airborne Science Laboratory at Langley Research Center in Hampton. Researchers are eagerly …

Mar 1, 2023 · DALLAS — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been flying its very own DC-8 jetliner as part of its flying observatory missions ever since 1985, but …

NASA’s long-running search for a replacement for its venerable McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 Earth-science aircraft is over, following the agency’s acquisition of a former Japan Airlines …

On 13 January 2025, NASA's new Boeing 777, registered as N577NA, arrived in Waco where modifications will be incorporated by L3Harris Technologies.

NASA (United States of America) (Washington Dulles) has acquired a 19.8-year-old B777-200ER as a replacement for its flying DC-8-72 science laboratory, N871NA (msn 46082), Scramble.nl …

May 18, 2024 · A Boeing 777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which is retiring this year. Originally a passenger airliner, it’s being prepared for its next …

Dec 21, 2022 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will replace their venerable Douglas DC-8 jetliner with a Boeing 777-246ER. The Triple Seven, formerly …