NASA C-20A Makes History with First-Ever Flight to Antarctica
NASA’s C-20A made history this week, becoming the first plane to ever fly over Antarctica. The C-20A, a Gulfstream III jet aircraft operated by the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, flew from Punta Arenas, Chile to McMurdo Station in Antarctica in just five hours. This groundbreaking flight marks the first time an aircraft has ever flown a scientific mission to the continent. During the flight, the C-20A collected data on the atmosphere, surface temperatures, and other environmental factors. This data will be used to better understand how climate change is impacting the continent. Furthermore, the C-20A’s flight over Antarctica was the first step in NASA’s plan to use aircraft to gather data in the most remote parts of the world.
source: Phys.org