NASA just turned a retired Boeing 777 into a powerful airborne science lab: How a passenger jet became a flying laboratory for 100 scientists |
NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to Langley Research Centre in Virginia after undergoing major modifications that have transformed it from a commercial passenger aircraft into a powerful airborne science laboratory. The aircraft reportedly spent months in Waco, Texas, where engineers carried out extensive structural upgrades to prepare it for its new role. Its return marks…
