The NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission is ramping up. With only 9 days left until our first science flight, the instrument teams have been busy this last month installing their equipment on the NASA DC-8 in the hangar at the Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in Palmdale, California. Palmdale is located in the high desert… Read More

Today is Sunday. It is arguably one of the most beautiful days we have had so far this year in Boulder, and Boulder is arguably one of the most beautiful places to spend the day outdoors. I wish I could tell you that I am about to climb one of those Flatirons, but alas, that… Read More

In less than one month, science teams will begin descending upon the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California to prepare for an ambitious project that will nearly circumnavigate the globe collecting measurements of greenhouse gases, reactive gases and atmospheric aerosols from NASA DC-8 aircraft. The Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) aims to study the… Read More