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DC-8

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory departed the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for its new home at Grand Forks, N.D., on Sept. 14, 2005. The unique aircraft is destined to become the centerpiece of a new National Suborbital Education and Research Center at the University of North Dakota.
DFRC Movie # Date Movie Description
EM-0006-01 circa 1998 DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight
EM-0006-02 circa 1998 DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight
EM-0006-03 January 2000 DC-8 cockpit view of takeoff during SOLVE Campaign in Kiruna, Sweden
EM-0006-04 January 2000 DC-8 taking off from Edwards AFB
EM-0006-05 January 2000 Installation of experiments on DC-8
EM-0006-06 January 2000 DC-8 takeoff during SOLVE Campaign in Kiruna, Sweden
EM-0006-07 February 2001 DC-8 Flying Laboratory mounted with experiments for TRACE-P Campaign
EM-0006-08 February 2004 DC-8 Flying Laboratory taking off from Edwards AFB for an AirSAR mission over California
EM-0006-09 February 2004 DC-8 Flying Laboratory collecting data with an AirSAR instrument over California
EM-0006-10 February 2004 DC-8 Flying Laboratory prepared for an AirSAR mission over California
EM-0006-11 February 2004 DC-8 researchers gathering flight data over Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004 Campaign.
EM-0006-12 March 2004 Wildlife filmed in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest during the AirSAR 2004 Campaign.
EM-0006-13 March 2004 DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from San Jose, Costa Rica for an AirSAR 2004 mission.
EM-0006-14 September 14, 2005 DC-8 leaves Dryden for the University of North Dakota.


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