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NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past

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August 18, 2026 • 50 views
Original source: Theaviationist.com
NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past

The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA. NASA has unveiled on Aug. 13, 2026, its newest reduced-gr…

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