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June 22nd, 2010
GloPac Mission Validates NASA’s Use of Global Hawks for Environmental Science

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During the spring of 2010, 11 atmospheric monitoring instruments flew on a NASA Global Hawk for the first science demonstration of the latest of NASA’s airborne science aircraft. The mission was a joint project of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. More than 130 personnel supported the recent Global Hawk Pacific 2010 mission, nicknamed GloPac, and the mission showed that the Global Hawk aircraft is a revolutionary tool for Earth science research. Read More