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SOFIA Rolls Along the Taxiway Under Its Own Power MP4 9.2MB 8 hour simulated mission in the SOFIA Integration Lab (SIL) view page Video of Franziska Harms commanding a SOFIA telescope move AVI 14.4MB Rafter-Cam video of the down-jacking of aircraft MP4 16.6MB Virtual Tour of SOFIA Take a tour of the various work areas inside the observatory. QuickTime 2MB Telescope Cavity Opening A short video showing the cutting of the telescope cavity opening. QuickTime 6.6MB "SOFIA in Flight" See the SOFIA observatory fly above the stratosphere. MPEG: 7.8 MB "A Monumental Door" A short animation of the SOFIA telescope door in operation. QuickTime: 0.22MB MPEG: 0.7M