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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission

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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission

A crew member handles liquid nitrogen servicing for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft at Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Liquid nitrogen is used to support key science instruments for extended flight durations in critical research missions, such as the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx), which requires flights of up to eight hours at approximately 65,000 feet altitude.

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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission. Credit: NASA / AFRC.

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