Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence (SonicBAT) Testing
A weather balloon is released at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before flights of agency F-18 jets to measure the effects of sonic booms. Several flights a day have been taking place the week of Aug. 21, 2017 as part of NASA's Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT II Program. NASA at Kennedy is partnering with the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Space Florida for a program in which F-18 jets will take off from the Shuttle Landing Facility and fly at supersonic speeds while agency researchers measure the effects of low-altitude turbulence caused by sonic booms.
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KSC-20170823-PH_SWW01_0078
Date Created
August 23, 2017
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Bill White
Location
Shuttle Landing Facility
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