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v11 January, 2005 (Images)

Unloading the Upper Rigid Door in Waco, Texas after its trip from NASA Ames in California (October).

The door installed on SOFIA (December), with installation crew.

Engine number 3 installed on the airplane; all four refurbished engines were installed in November.

Examining preparations for control cable installation in the telescope cavity are (L to R) John Fitch, L-3 SOFIA Project Manager, Hans-Peter Roeser, Director of the Deutsche SOFIA Institut, and Eric Becklin, USRA SOFIA Chief Scientist.

Rerouted control cables installed in the cabin forward of the pressure-bulkhead which supports the telescope.

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