Photos: Altair for mapping fires

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  • Altair

    Altair

    The unmanned Altair aircraft built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will be used in the NASA and U.S. Forest Service's joint mission to test a new wildfire mapping and imagery system. The plane is equipped with NASA's image-sensing system, the AMS (Autonomous Modular System)-Wildfire.

    Caption by: Andy Smith

  • 2005 mission

    2005 mission

    As with the NASA/NOAA mission in the spring of 2005 (pictured), a General Atomics pilot will operate the Altair aircraft's flight and navigation remotely via satellite.

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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NASA and the U.S. Forest Service are launching a joint mission to test a new wildfire mapping and imagery system.

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Altair

The unmanned Altair aircraft built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will be used in the NASA and U.S. Forest Service's joint mission to test a new wildfire mapping and imagery system. The plane is equipped with NASA's image-sensing system, the AMS (Autonomous Modular System)-Wildfire.

Caption by: Andy Smith

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