6 Free Photos of Deutsches Sofia Institut

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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first check flight at Waco, Texas on April 26, 2007.

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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first check flight at Waco, Texas on April 26, 2007.

The cavernous expanse of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., now houses NASA's DC-8 science laboratory and SOFIA infrared observatory. January 17, 2008.

NASA'S SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP (front) and DC-8 flying laboratory (rear) housed at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif, January 17, 2008.

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Two large science aircraft, a DC-8 flying laboratory and the SOFIA 747SP based at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., January 17, 2008.

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NASA's highly modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA observatory banks low over the Texas countryside as it heads for landing at Waco to conclude its second check flight. May 10, 2007.

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