Scientists have eagerly anticipated the performance capability of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Global Hawk for over a decade. In 2009 this capability becomes operational. One of the most desired performance capabilities of the Global Hawk aircraft is very long endurance. The Global Hawk aircraft can remain airborne longer than almost all other jet-powered aircraft currently flying, and longer than all other aircraft available for airborne science use. This paper describes the NASA Global Hawk system, payload accommodations, concept of operations, and the first scientific data-gathering mission: Global Hawk Pacific 2009.


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    Title :

    NASA Global Hawk: A New Tool for Earth Science Research


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    33rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment ; 2009 ; Stresa, Italy


    Publication date :

    2009-05-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English