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NASA SOFIA 747SP Flies Into Retirement

Credit: Matt Hartman
COLORADO SPRINGS—Almost three months after its final science mission ended, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP airborne telescope has been retired to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona. The withdrawal of SOFIA, which flew on Dec. 13 to Arizona from its base at...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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