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Global Hawk 872 Return Marks 100th NASA Flight

High-altitude science aircraft hits milestone on its return to NASA Armstrong Sept. 30 after 10 science flights in NASA's 2014 HS3 mission.

NASA Global Hawk No. 872 is pictured on the ramp after landing at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, at sunrise following its 10th and final science flight Sept. 28 – 29 in the agency's 2014 Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission over the Atlantic Ocean.
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