NASA Lauds ASIA-AQ Mission DC-8’s Ability To Assess Air Quality

Aviation Week Network - Nearly 55 years since its first flight, NASA’s McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 is on the last legs of its flying service in a two-month tour to Asia to measure air quality in four key countries and territories. Under the banner of the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ).

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