NASA ER-2 Prepares for Geological Earth Mapping Experiment Flights
Mechanic Francisco Rodriguez and crew chief Darin Whittington installed the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) instrument into a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The installation helped enabled the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx) airborne science
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AFRC2026-0045-11
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March 10, 2026
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AFRC
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NASA/Jim Ross
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
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