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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP shows off its new blue-and-white livery at L-3 Communications' Integrated Systems in Waco, Texas. |
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Photo Number: | ED06-0192-1 |
Photo Date: | September 25, 2006 |
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Photo Description: |
NASA's freshly painted Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP is shown at L-3 Communications Integrated Systems' facility in Waco, Texas, where major modifications and installation was performed. The observatory, which features a German-built 100-inch (2.5 meter) diameter infrared telescope weighing 20 tons, is approaching the flight test phase as part of a joint program by NASA and DLR Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center). SOFIA's science and mission operations are being planned jointly by Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and the Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI). Once operational, SOFIA will be the world's primary infrared observatory during a mission lasting up to 20 years, as well as an outstanding laboratory for developing and testing instrumentation and detector technology. |
NASA Photo by: | courtesy L-3 Communications |
Keywords: | Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, 747, 747SP, German-built 100-inch (2.5 meter) diameter infrared telescope, DLR Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt, German Aerospace Center, Universities Space Research Association, USRA, |
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