NASA has initiated a series of extended flights across Asia with its colossal flying laboratory, the DC-8.
Science and Technology
NASA has initiated a series of extended flights across Asia with its colossal flying laboratory, the DC-8. Air pollution is responsible for millions of deaths annually, making accurate identification and forecasting all the more significant. Commencing this week in the Philippines, NASA's DC-8 is conducting flights lasting up to eight hours, hovering as close as 15 meters (50 feet) from the ground to collect air particles for detailed analysis. The project, named ASIA-AQ, represents a collaboration between NASA and regional governments in an area grappling with some of the highest air pollution-related death rates globally.
Equipped with an array of sensitive instruments, NASA's flying laboratory has executed figure-eight patterns over densely populated areas of the Philippines, including the capital region.
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