SOFIA
January 4, 2013
With the door to the cavity housing its 2.5-meter infrared telescope wide open, NASA's Stratospheric for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP flares for landing at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., after a test flight April 14.
April 14, 2010
NASA Photo / Tony Landis
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Technology Internet, Astronomical observatories, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Infrared imaging, Infrared telescope, Plant 42, Boeing 747SP, Palmdale, California, Space, Infrared astronomy, Telescopes, Astronomy, Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
