NASA DC-8 in Melbourne

[Oliver Gigacz]

Early this morning a NASA DC-8 arrived in Melbourne.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviationphotos/4689718677/

Don't know how long it will be in Melbourne, But got this from slashdot.org

"NASA said that a group of its astronomers will have a front row seat in Australia to watch the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa's high-speed, fiery return to Earth. It is bringing with it a hunk of the asteroid Itokawa. The spacecraft is expected to land in an unpopulated area of Australia at approximately midnight locally, or 7 am PDT, on Sunday, June 13. Some 30 NASA astronomers will be flying onboard a specially equipped DC-8 with instruments that can monitor Hayabusa's reentry."