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NASA Testing Arctic Sea Ice Monitoring Technology With High-Flying Ex-Spy Plane

Alaska Public Media | By Dan Bross
Published July 17, 2014 at 9:20 PM AKDT
NASA is flying two Airborne Science ER-2 aircraft out of Fairbanks to test equipment to be used to monitor Arctic sea ice. (Credit NASA)
NASA is flying two Airborne Science ER-2 aircraft out of Fairbanks to test equipment to be used to monitor Arctic sea ice. (Credit NASA)

NASA is piloting a mission out of Fairbanks with a specialized plane that can fly high enough to test technology destined for satellite applications.

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Dan Bross
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
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