The Altus Cumulus Electrification Study (ACES)

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The Altus plane in flight
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Aimed at better understanding the causes of an electrical storm's fury and its effects on our home planet, this study was a collaboration among the Marshall Center; the University of Alabama at Huntsville; NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; Pennsylvania State University, University Park; and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., San Diego.

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Rich Blakeslee explains mission
ACES patch graphics
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Historical
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