Sunday, July 06, 2014

NASA ready to fly the Front Range: Planes will pass over Longmont as part of pollution test

NASA wants to see where the Front Range is having a bad air day.

Starting July 16, the space agency will fly a pair of airplanes over the Front Range to distinguish between high-altitude air pollution and the sort found closer to the ground. The information will be used to improve how satellites monitor pollution.

The flights will continue through Aug. 20 and would pass over Longmont three times a day, according to NASA.

Read more here:   http://www.timescall.com

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