2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

Figure 64:
The DAOF hangar allows co-location of numerous large and small aircraft.
After over a year of modification and development,
the DAOF was formally dedicated on April 9, 2009.
The ceremonies drew local, regional, state and federal
officials along with several hundred guests to the
cavernous hangar and office complex. Steve Volz,
associate director for Flight Programs for NASA’s
Earth Science division participated as the senior
NASA official and spoke to the assembly on the
importance of the airborne science program to the
nation’s orbital assets for Earth observation.
Figure 65:
Steve Volz speaks at the DAOF dedication
ceremony.
Figure 66:
Installation of the NASA meat-ball on the new facility.
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