This inflight photo was taken during the first flight of the NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory 747SP on April 26, 2007
Christened "Clipper Lindbergh" when it flew for Pan American Airways in the 1970s, the SOFIA 747SP shows evidence of modification to its aft fuselage contours to accommodate a 16-foot-tall opening for a 45,000-pound infrared telescope. This inflight photo was taken on SOFIA's first flight since its modification to become an airborne observatory.
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Keywords
SOFIAfirst flightStratospheric Observatory for Infrared AstronomyGerman-built 100-inch (2.5 meter) diameter infrared telescope20 tonshighly-modified Boeing 747SP aircraftDLR Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (German AerospaceL-3 Communications Integrated SystemsUniversities Space Research Association
Details
NASA ID
ED07-0079-02
Date Created
April 26, 2007
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Carla Thomas
Location
AFRC
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