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 Dryden Home > Collections > Movie Home > ER-2 > EM-0010-02 |
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ER-2 rollout and wing preparation for SAFARI Campaign in South Africa |
| Movie Number |
EM-0010-02
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| Movie Date |
August 2000
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| Formats | 160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.5 MB) 320x240 QuickTime Movie (2.9 MB) 480x320 QuickTime Movie (4.4 MB) 640x480 QuickTime Movie (7.3 MB) |
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Still photos of the ER-2 are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/ER-2/index.html |
| Description |
In this 41 second film clip, we see an ER-2 rollout and wing preparation for SAFARI Campaign in South Africa. In 1981, NASA acquired its first ER-2 aircraft. The agency obtained a second ER-2 in 1989. These airplanes replaced two Lockheed U-2 aircraft, which NASA had used to collect scientific data since 1971. The U-2, and later the ER-2, were based at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, until 1997. In 1997, the ER-2 aircraft and their operations moved to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Since the inaugural flight for this program, August 31, 1971, NASA U-2 and ER-2 aircraft have flown more than 4,000 data missions and test flights in support of scientific research conducted by scientists from NASA, other federal agencies, states, universities, and the private sector.
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| Keywords | ER-2; NASA; U-2; Lockheed; Ames Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; Airborne Science; range; altitude; Earth Science Enterprise; Antarctic; ozone layer; polar region; Edwards Air Force Base |
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