Sofia Flight Test Concludes
The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), a Boeing 747 modified to accommodate a 19-ton infrared telescope peering through an open door in its fuselage, is on track to begin limited observations above most of the IR-obscuring atmosphere early next year, following completion of...
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