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NASA set to gather air samples in PH with its flying laboratory

ABS CBN News - MANILA — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is embarking on a science mission – the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) – to study the air quality in select Asian countries.

ASIA-AQ will conduct research flights aboard two aircraft, the NASA G-III and NASA DC-8, both currently stationed in Clark, Pampanga.

PH to access advanced air quality monitoring tools via NASA mission

Philippine News Agency - MANILA – The mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to test air quality through international collaborative efforts will help the Philippines gain access to advanced air quality monitoring techniques to study and fight pollution.

NASA’s aircraft flies at low altitude over Metro Manila for air quality research

Manila Bulletin - Metro Manila residents can expect to see a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aircraft flying at low altitude from Feb. 5 to 14 for air quality research in the metropolis and its surrounding regions.

Earlier, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga announced that the Philippines will be part of an international collaboration with NASA to study and address air quality issues in the Asian region.

NASA aircraft to fly low-altitude over Manila to study air quality

Philippine News Agency - MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday a DC-8 aircraft of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would fly at low altitude over the Manila urban area to study the air quality in the Philippines as part of an international collaboration.

NRL Joins Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ)

United States Navy News - WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) meteorologists, in partnership with NASA, will join a team of international scientists to participate in the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) experiment beginning on February 2

NASA’s DC-8 in Asia Ahead of Disposition

Airport Spotting - NASA’s Douglas DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory platform, N817NA, is touring Asia on its final missions before disposition this spring...

The ASIA-AQ brings together international experts from NASA in the United States, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), and Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

Over the next two months, N817NA is set to take part in more studies across Asia.

DENR to join NASA, Asian countries to study air quality

PTV News - The Philippines will team up with its Asian neighbors and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study and address air quality issues in the region, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga announced over the weekend.

According to a statement from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday, the partnership called Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (Asia-AQ) will involve experts from South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency.

PH to join NASA-led Asian air quality study

Inquirer - The Philippines will participate in an international collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) to study and address air quality issues in the Asian region, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga announced on Sunday...

The Asia-AQ project aims to use advanced satellite technology, ground-based observations, and airborne missions to gain a better understanding of the air quality problems in Metro Manila and 12 other cities in Asia.

NRL Joins Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ)

DVIDS - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) meteorologists, in partnership with NASA, will join a team of international scientists to participate in the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) experiment beginning on February 2.

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low-Altitude Over Central Valley, CA

DC-8 lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. NASA/Carla Thomas

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over Central Valley and surroundings areas as part of an air quality field study. Residents in the areas below will see and hear the aircraft as it flies to achieve these measurements.