In a classic swordstoplowshares move, the two WB57F Canberras flown by NASA’s Airborne Science Program will greet the shadow of the Moon as it rushes across the contiguous United States on Monday, April 8th, 2024 on a daring mission of science. The WB57 is the ideal platform for these experiments because the aircraft can fly above most of the atmosphere, between 50,000 and 60,000 feet. At that altitude there isn’t as much dust or dirt to diminish the quality of imagery, so scientists can see infrared light from the sun that you can’t see from the ground.