Why Does NASA Have Fighter Jets? #shorts
24,596Why does NASA have fighter jets? All you need to know is that NASA call them "chase planes." These aircraft are usually flown by the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, but in NASA, their job is not to drop bombs, but to turn pilots into astronauts, and keep a watchful eye on Nasa’s spacecrafts, as well as experimental ones. So, why does the Nasa need these chase planes? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration doesn’t just do space research, but also conducts research in a wide range of different areas, including aeronautical research, and designing new fighter jets, interceptors and so on. These chase planes have been part of the Nasa's inventory since the early 1960s, and are used to monitor other Nasa vehicles in flight, for example, the F-15D is used to establish constant radio contact with research pilots and serve as an "extra set of eyes" to help maintain total flight safety during specific tests and maneuvers, while the F/A-18s are normally used for photo or video chase. They are configured to transmit live video back to the Armstrong Flight Research Center, so engineers can visually monitor the mission as it is flown.
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