SOFIA
January 2, 2013
The NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory took flight for the first time April 26, 2007, from its modification center in Waco, Texas.
April 26, 2007
NASA Photo / Tony Landis
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Technology Internet, Astronomical observatories, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Telescopes, Waco Aircraft Company, Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Ames Research Center, German Aerospace Center, Spaceflight, Science, Germany, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
