NASA Researchers Prepare Atmospheric Probe Prototype for Flight

Justin Hall holds a mold of the top section of an atmospheric probe. The probe is incorporated into part of a modified cradle for a rotorcraft, which will air launch the probe in summer 2024 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Hall is a designer, technician, and pilot at the center’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory.

Justin Hall holds a mold of the top section of an atmospheric probe. The probe is incorporated into part of a modified cradle for a rotorcraft, which will air launch the probe in summer 2024 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Hall is a designer, technician, and pilot at the center’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory.

Photographer NASA/Steve Freeman
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