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No, Google flew 155 missions that were claimed to be for NASA. The Alphajet is a German military trainer from the early 1970s, not a research aircraft. I would
by greedo 13y ago
No, Google flew 155 missions that were claimed to be for NASA. The Alphajet is a German military trainer from the early 1970s, not a research aircraft. I would like to see some documentation from NASA about what these "missions" accomplished. NASA is always whining about budgets, but on the surface, it looks like they were just shilling for Google. Next thing we'll see is Larry Ellison getting research money for flying his MIG jets...
- throwaway_yy2Di 13y agoThis is in the NASA contract under "Purpose": "The Alpha Jet aircraft owned and operated by Partner offers unique capabilities due to its performance and altitude range, coupled with the proficiency of the pilots in high-performance and formation flying. The combination of aircraft and pilot capabilities allows ARC to design unique sampling profiles to study the Earth's atmosphere from the surface up to 51,000 ft in very tightly defined columns. This sort of profiling is valuable for comparison with satellite observations and for exploring small-scale phenomena at various altitudes." http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/pdf/675605main_SAA2-402663.pdf http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/pdf/675605main_SAA2-402663.... The Gulfstream flights to Tahiti are less credible.
- bizkeep2uu 13y agohttp://geo.arc.nasa.gov/ajax/ajax_index.html http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/ajax/ajax_index.html