Remote Operated Aircraft Targets Hurricanes

burnin1965 writes "Usually news articles about remote operated UAVs involve blowing people up. NASA's application takes a different path and uses the utility of the aircraft for scientific research that will benefit humanity. I haven't read much about NASA's Global Hawk lately, but they have been busy providing up-close access to the recent string of hurricanes."

Comments

Re:"NASA's application will benefit humanity"

[MoonBuggy]

Freeze dried ice cream and the dust buster; how can you say that's not benefit enough?

Remote operated UAVs?

[Anonymous Coward]

Usually news articles about remote operated UAVs involve blowing people up

Remote operated UAVs? As opposed to all the manned ones?

Re:UAVs are not normally used to 'blow people up'

[by (1706743)]

Not to mention ghost-riding the...uh...plane...?

Re:piloted aircraft CAUSE hurricanes

[rvw14]

You forgot to add that the 8 corners of the timecube are false.

Re:piloted aircraft CAUSE hurricanes

[Goaway]

Four! Four corners! What are you, educated stupid?

Live streaming paintball bombardment

[Anonymous Coward]

Come on, NASA, let us queue up for 30 seconds of access to a live feed with the ability to move/aim/zoom the camera and fire a paintball! Charge for it and make millions!