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SOFIA
Telescope Assembly Update
The SOFIA telescope assembly continues to make great
progress. Recently, the telescope's suspension system assembly
was completed in Germany. The suspension system is an important
part of the SOFIA telescope; it connects the telescope mirror on
one end to the science instruments on the other end and it supports
the telescope while isolating it from the aircraft vibration. Click
on the images below to learn about the assembly process.
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| All images courtesy of MAN Technologie,
Augsburg, Germany |
Under an international agreement between NASA and
Germany, DLR ( German Aerospace Center) will supply the telescope
for the SOFIA observatory. The two companies MAN Technologie,and
Kayser-Threde are building the telescope.
Learn more about DLR and its role in the SOFIA project
at DLR's SOFIA web
site.
14 Aug 2002
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