The DC-8 aircraft returned to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1, 2024 after completing its final science mission supporting the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ). The aircraft and crew were welcomed back with a celebratory water salute by the U.S. Air Force Plant 42 Fire Department, and congratulated by NASA peers.
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AFRC-2024-14110-01_DC-8_Water_Salute
Date Created
April 22, 2024
Center
AFRC
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video
Photographer
Quincy Eggert
Location
AFRC
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