WACO, Texas (KXXV) — L3 Harris has been working on the National Center for Atmospheric Research's C-130 research plane at the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) airport, maintaining what serves as a giant flying atmospheric laboratory that travels the world conducting scientific missions.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) C-130 and its crew recently returned to L3 Harris for a return engagement after a major overhaul in the hangar.

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This time it only needed minor maintenance work, specifically to be cleared of sea salt buildup from its latest low-flying mission over New York.

"It is like a ride. In New York, we were able to get down to 300 feet over the water," said Bren

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