NASA's DC-8 Lab Heads to Record Hayabusa Re-entry

A planeload of scientists plan to catch a glimpse of the fiery return to Earth of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa over Australia from NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory on June 13, 2010. Scientists and investigators installed their specialized spectrometers and cameras on the converted jetliner prior to their departure from NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Palmdale, Calif.