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NASA and partners to study solar eclipse from aircraft and balloons

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NASA and other scientific organizations are preparing for an ambitious series of airborne and ground-based missions to study the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. NASA's WB-57 jet will fly at 50,000 feet to observe the sun's corona, while an Irish Air Corps aircraft, equipped with instruments from the European Space Agency and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, will conduct similar observations. Ground teams in Iceland will launch high-altitude aircraft and balloons to gather data on Earth's atmosphere during the event. AI

RANK_REASON Scientific research missions planned for a solar eclipse. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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NASA and partners to study solar eclipse from aircraft and balloons

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Jamie Carter, Senior Contributor ·

    Why NASA Is About To Fly Into Iceland’s Total Solar Eclipse

    Jets from NASA and the Irish Air Corps C-295, as well as a host of private jets, are preparing to deploy jets and scientific balloons during August's total solar eclipse.

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