Kids love to fly.
And it was the thrill of flight that lured thousands of youngsters and their parents who came to the USA Science and Engineering Expo Saturday in Washington, D.C., to the booth created by the NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, headquartered at Kansas University. ...
Wednesday’s mission was a chance for the University of Kansas’ SNOW and Ku-Band radars to shine. NASA’s Operation Ice Bridge leaders took advantage of favorable weather patterns and made the rapidly disappearing sea ice the target of the day.
“This is a first-time mission,” ...
Success can happen just about anywhere.
Tuesday's high-altitude flight took NASA's Operation Ice Bridge researchers over the Pine Island region (75° 25' S and 98° 25' W and surrounding area) of Antarctica.
"We're really pumped. We're getting some really good data," Professor Chris Allen ...
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PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — What they say of Kansas is true of Punta Arenas, Chile. If you don’t like the weather, stick around 10 minutes. NASA Operation Ice Bridge flight for Monday, Oct. 19, was ...