(Source: Armstrong Flight Research Center) Thirty-two undergraduate students are participating in an eight-week NASA Airborne Science field experience designed to immerse them in the agency's Earth science research. Now in its seventh year, NASA's Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students majoring in the sciences, mathematics or engineering fields to participate in all aspects of a NASA Airborne Science research campaign. Airborne science research uses aircraft as sky-high platforms for making observations, gathering remote-sensing data with instruments or taking samples. These data can be coupled to NASA's global satellite observations...
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