HyspIRI resources

Pilot Stu Broce boards NASA’s high altitude ER-2 aircraft for the Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) preparatory airborne mission. The aircraft is based at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Kaneohe Bay).Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew

Views of Kilauea’s lava fields from the eastern viewing area near Kanapala, Island of Hawai’i.Credit NASA/Mike Agnew

NASA’s ER-2 lands at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Kaneohe Bay) after completing a science flight for the Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) mission. Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew

ER-2 Safety Pilot Dean Neeley makes final flight adjustments and closes the aircraft canopy for Mission Pilot Stu Broce prior to a science flight for the Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) mission.Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew

Runway level take off of NASA’s ER-2 aircraft from the U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii air field on January 27, 2017.Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew

Tower level take off of NASA’s ER-2 aircraft from the U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii air field on January 27, 2017.Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew

NASA Pilot Stu Broce heads out to the ER-2 aircraft in his pressure suit. The pressure suit is needed in case the cockpit becomes depressurized at high altitudes.Credit: NASA/Mike Agnew