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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 Returns from Final Mission
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Apr 1, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 Returns from Final Mission

The DC-8 aircraft returned to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 Returns from Final Mission
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Apr 1, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 Returns from Final Mission

The DC-8 aircraft returned to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April...

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NASA image: NASA DC-8 Ground Support Technician Joe Niquette performs routine maintenance on the DC-8 aircraft in Punta Arenas, Chile
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Mar 17, 2004

NASA DC-8 Ground Support Technician Joe Niquette performs routine maintenance on the DC-8 aircraft in Punta Arenas, Chile

NASA DC-8 Ground Support Technician Joe Niquette performs routine maintenance on the DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez...

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NASA image: NASA's Airborne Science DC-8 displays new colors in a check flight over the Dryden Flight Research Center
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Feb 24, 2004

NASA's Airborne Science DC-8 displays new colors in a check flight over the Dryden Flight Research Center

NASA's large Airborne Science research aircraft, a modified DC-8 airliner, displayed new colors in a check flight...

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NASA image: DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Palmdale, CA
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Feb 20, 1998

DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Palmdale, CA

The DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in a left banking turn above the airport at Palmdale, California. The right wing is...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft prior to launch from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during AirSAR 2004
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Mar 13, 2004

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft prior to launch from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during AirSAR 2004

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft prior to launch from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during AirSAR...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile. A portion of AirSAR hardware is visible on the left rear fuselage
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Mar 13, 2004

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile. A portion of AirSAR hardware is visible on the left rear fuselage

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile. A portion of AirSAR hardware is...

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NASA image: DC-8 Airborne Laboratory arrival at NASA Dryden
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Dec 29, 1997

DC-8 Airborne Laboratory arrival at NASA Dryden

NASA's DC-8 Airborne Science platform landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to join the fleet of aircraft at...

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NASA image: Earth Expedition: Spiraling Above Canada to Measure Carbon
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Aug 10, 2017

Earth Expedition: Spiraling Above Canada to Measure Carbon

High above Alaska and Canada, researchers from NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) are studying...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0135-012
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Aug 19, 2006

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DC-8 NAMMA MISSION TO CAPE VERDE, AFRICA: Dr Robert Pasken, St Louis University, prepares to release a dropsonde...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0135-015
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Sep 23, 2006

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DC-8 NAMMA MISSION TO CAPE VERDE, AFRICA: a view of NASA's DC-8 cabin during a science flgiht to fly above, under...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0134-005
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Aug 17, 2006

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NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) DC-8 deployment to Cape Verde, Sal island, Africa

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 Flying Laboratory taxis up to the ramp at Sal Island's Amilcar Cabral International Airport after a science flight for the NAMMA mission
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Aug 26, 2006

NASA's DC-8 Flying Laboratory taxis up to the ramp at Sal Island's Amilcar Cabral International Airport after a science flight for the NAMMA mission

NASA's DC-8 Flying Laboratory taxis up to the ramp at Sal Island's Amilcar Cabral International Airport after a...

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NASA image: NASA's Airborne Science DC-8, displaying new colors in a check flight Feb. 24, 2004, over the Dryden Flight Research Center
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Feb 24, 2004

NASA's Airborne Science DC-8, displaying new colors in a check flight Feb. 24, 2004, over the Dryden Flight Research Center

NASA's large Airborne Science research aircraft, a modified DC-8 airliner, displayed new colors in a check flight...

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NASA image: DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8 AirSAR flight in Costa Rica
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Mar 6, 2004

DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8 AirSAR flight in Costa Rica

DC-8 Quality Inspector Scott Silver signs documents while Acting Crew Chief Mike Bereda looks on prior to a DC-8...

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NASA image: NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18 years piloting the unique science laboratory
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Dec 5, 2007

NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18 years piloting the unique science laboratory

NASA's modified DC-8 now carries the name of the late Edwin W. Lewis below its cockpit window, a tribute to his 18...

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NASA image: ARC-2006-ACD06-0135-008
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Sep 18, 2006

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DC-8 NAMMA MISSION TO CAPE VERDE, AFRICA

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 13, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 20, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 14, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 20, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 20, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 4, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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NASA image: NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners
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Oct 20, 2023

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft tracks fuel in ecoDemonstrator 2023 project with Boeing, partners

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft from Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California flies to Everett, Washington to...

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