NASA | The Global Hawk Eyes for Science

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NASA pilots and flight engineers, together with colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have successfully completed the first science flight of the Global Hawk aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to altitudes above 60,000 feet (18.3 kilometers) -- roughly twice as high as a commercial airliner -- and as far as 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 kilometers) -- half the circumference of Earth. GloPac researchers will directly measure and sample greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances, aerosols, and constituents of air quality in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.

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Is that google earth on the computers at 1:37??

remyworldpeace
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@mallardhead Listening and watching to 1:54 - 2:24 explains all of that. They just have to collect enough data to determine how those substances effect the earth.

GoreTorn
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very cool. For a half second I thought Newman was going to say Goa-uld ha, but he said Global Hawk.

SideSwipe
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I belive its Scott Hathers Satscape they are using on that monitor at 1:37
there you go scott will that do ?

MPAC
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This is awesome cool beans. The future is glorious.

drealm
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i was disappointed because the global hawk was used for war duties but this make him look better i still prefer the ikahana though

ptacnik
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"Swords to ploughshares" concept in 21st century. I wish...

Saukko
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@GoreTorn16 Effect earth now based on what standard? Ice bores/ sea floor bores are great for a small area of the surface up to 400K yrs ago. But what of any atmospheric records of then. They don't exist! There's nothing to compare it to. So again, how do they make these conclusions?

mallardhead
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@Zubinen lol don't worry im not brain washed i was trying to make a joke ... and im Mexican

MEDINAIFY
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@MEDINA559IFY Good to know the American education system is producing reputable individuals such as yourself.

Zubinen
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Upon what data do you draw to make your outrageous global warming conclusions????

mallardhead