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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission

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NASA ER-2 Flies Geological Mapping Mission

Crew members reattach the nose cone of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft at Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, ahead of a mission for the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx). The aircraft’s nose houses key science instruments used to collect data during flight.

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

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