NASA's Global Hawk mission begins with flight to Hurricane Leslie
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission, NASA for the first time will be flying Global Hawks from the U.S. East Coast.