Sofia Readied For Installation
NASA has taken delivery of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) airborne telescope and plans to begin a nine-month process of installing it in a highly modified Boeing 747SP transport. Three major components of the telescope arrived at Waco, Tex., on board an Airbus Beluga...
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