Erik Lindbergh christens NASA's 747 Clipper Lindbergh with a special commemorative concoction representing local, NASA, and industry partners
Erik Lindbergh christens NASA's 747 Clipper Lindbergh, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, with a special commemorative concoction representing local, NASA, and industry partners. The liquid consisted of a small amount of California wine representing NASA Dryden where the aircraft will be stationed, a small amount of Dr. Pepper (a Waco, TX invention), a quantity of French bottled water (to symbolize Charles Lindbergh's flight to Paris on this date), and a dash of German beer to represent the SOFIA German industry partners.
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Keywords
SOFIAStratospheric Observatory for Infrared AstronomyClipper LindberghGerman-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
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NASA ID
ED07-0105-3
Date Created
May 21, 2007
Center
AFRC
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image
Photographer
NASA/Tom Tschida
Location
AFRC
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