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    Prepping for a High Altitude Flight

    NASA's high-altitude ER-2 aircraft was part of the IMPACTS field mission to study snow in January and February, 2020. Credit: NASA/Katie Stern

    By Katie Stern, IMPACTS' Deputy Project Manager / HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA/ "Get in there and check it out!" I was encouraged by "Corky" Cortes from the NASA ER-2 Life Support Team to see how the pilots prepare for their flight. This was my first NASA field campaign with the ER-2, a high altitude …

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