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NASA image: NASA Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik assists pressure-suited pilot Dee Porter into the cockpit of NASA's ER-2 Earth resources aircraft.
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Jul 13, 2006

NASA Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik assists pressure-suited pilot Dee Porter into the cockpit of NASA's ER-2 Earth resources aircraft.

NASA Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik assists pressure-suited pilot Dee Porter into the cockpit of NASA's...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission
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Jun 29, 2023

NASA’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for ALOFT mission

NASA Armstrong’s ER-2 aircraft deploys for its ALOFT mission. The ER-2 will fly at high altitudes above the...

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NASA image: The large air intakes for its powerful engine are obvious as NASA's high-flying ER-2 #806 Earth resources aircraft taxies out for another science mission.
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Jul 13, 2006

The large air intakes for its powerful engine are obvious as NASA's high-flying ER-2 #806 Earth resources aircraft taxies out for another science mission.

The large air intakes for its powerful engine are obvious as NASA's high-flying ER-2 #806 Earth resources aircraft...

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NASA image: DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Mt. Whitney
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Feb 25, 1998

DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Mt. Whitney

The DC-8 banking over the jagged peak of Mount Whitney on a February 25, 1998 flight. The DC-8 and a pair of ER-2...

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NASA image: ER-2 aircraft expert handles liquid oxygen for airborne science mission
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May 22, 2024

ER-2 aircraft expert handles liquid oxygen for airborne science mission

Francisco Rodriguez (aircraft mechanic) services liquid oxygen or LOX on the ER-2 during the Geological Earth...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 #809 high altitude research aircraft in flight
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Aug 1, 2001

Lockheed ER-2 #809 high altitude research aircraft in flight

ER-2 tail number 809, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft during landing
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Dec 18, 1998

Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft during landing

ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight
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Nov 17, 1998

Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight

ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight
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Nov 17, 1998

Lockheed ER-2 #806 high altitude research aircraft in flight

ER-2 tail number 806, is one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft are...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 high altitude research aircraft
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Nov 4, 1997

Lockheed ER-2 high altitude research aircraft

ER-2 tail number 706, was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were...

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NASA image: ER-2 Cockpit Effort Will Enhance Pilot Safety
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Jun 14, 2018

ER-2 Cockpit Effort Will Enhance Pilot Safety

Andrew Shaw works on a component for the high-altitude ER-2 aircraft's instrument panel.

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NASA image: ER-2 Cockpit Effort Will Enhance Pilot Safety
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Jun 14, 2018

ER-2 Cockpit Effort Will Enhance Pilot Safety

Technician David Johnson works on rewiring the high-altitude ER-2 aircraft's fixed nose and cockpit.Â

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NASA image: Pilot James Barrilleaux with ER-2 aircraft on ramp
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Mar 18, 1998

Pilot James Barrilleaux with ER-2 aircraft on ramp

James Barrilleaux is the assistant chief pilot for ER-2s in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: ER-2 aircraft experts ensure safe instrument installation for PACE-PAX mission
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Aug 21, 2024

ER-2 aircraft experts ensure safe instrument installation for PACE-PAX mission

Sam Habbal (quality inspector), Darick Alvarez (aircraft mechanic), and Juan Alvarez (crew chief) work on the...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 #709 high altitude research aircraft in flight
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Mar 2, 1998

Lockheed ER-2 #709 high altitude research aircraft in flight

ER-2 tail number 709, was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were...

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NASA image: Lockheed ER-2 high altitude research aircraft in flight
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Nov 4, 1997

Lockheed ER-2 high altitude research aircraft in flight

ER-2 tail number 706, was one of two Airborne Science ER-2s used as science platforms by Dryden. The aircraft were...

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