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OBS_0001

NASA SOFIA air-to-air

Date: 
7/10/2013

With the large door over its 2.5-meter German-built telescope wide open, NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP aircraft soars over Southern California's high desert. SOFIA makes astronomical observations between 39,000 and 45,000 feet altitude, typically flying 10 hours per flight.

Credit: 
NASA/Jim Ross
Image Number: 
OBS_0001
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  • DLR
  • USRA
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Rob Landis
NASA
Project Manager

Naseem Rangwala
NASA
Project Scientist

Margaret Meixner, USRA
Science Mission Operations Director