NASA's Ikhana UAV to begin mapping wildfires this month
Next week, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center plans to fly the first operational mission of its Ikhana unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), mapping wildfires in the western U.S. using an infrared scanner built by Ames Research Center. The team plans a checkout flight on or around Aug. 4, then its first...
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