NASA Receives Modified Boeing 777 Research Aircraft

NASA’s 777-200ER airborne science laboratory returns to Langley Research Center after modifications at L3Harris Technologies in Waco, Texas.

NASA’s 777-200ER airborne science laboratory returns to Langley Research Center after modifications at L3Harris Technologies in Waco, Texas.

Credit: NASA/Ryan Hill
NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies, marking a key step toward the aircraft’s initial research deployment, targeted for January 2027. The ex-Japan Airlines operated 777, which was acquired in 2022...
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