Vanilla flying over sea ice off Alaska’s North Slope (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Vanilla flying over sea ice off Alaska’s North Slope

Caption

Vanilla flying over sea ice off Alaska’s North Slope in November 2021. Airborne campaigns to the polar regions often fly straight tracks, limited by the need to refuel in between flights. Drones like Vanilla have different needs, and can offer a niche in Earth observations that scientists have traditionally struggled to explore with boots on the ground or instruments already in the air and space.

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Credits: Platform Aerospace.

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