DC-8

Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics
C-20A
DC-8
Earth Science
ER-2
Flight Opportunities Program
Quesst (X-59)
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024.
Posted December 20, 2024
Aeronautics
Airborne Science
Armstrong Flight Research Center
DC-8
Earth Science
Langley Research Center
Science in the Air
After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1.
Posted April 10, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Airborne Science
DC-8
Earth Science
General
Langley Research Center
Science in the Air
NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand the air we breathe.
Posted February 12, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Airborne Science
DC-8
Science Mission Directorate
What: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over Central Valley and surroundings areas as part of an air quality field study.
Posted January 23, 2024
NASA History
Airborne Science
DC-8
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
NASA Aircraft
Call for Papers Date: August 13–14, 2024Location: Washington, D.C. Jointly organized by the NASA History Office and the Earth Science Division, this workshop seeks to document the important contributions of airborne campaigns implemented on NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory.
Posted December 11, 2023
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Atmospheric Composition
Climate Change
DC-8
Earth's Atmosphere
Science in the Air
Contrails, the lines of clouds left by high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an unseen effect on the planet – trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Posted October 30, 2023
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