
he SOFIA airborne observatory's 2.5-meter infrared telescope peers out from its cavity in the SOFIA rear fuselage during nighttime line operations testing.
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NASA ID
ED08-0296-14
Date Created
November 12, 2008
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Tom Tschida
Location
AFRC
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Ground crewmen prepare to load the crated SOFIA primary mirror assembly into an Air Force C-17 for shipment to NASA Ames Research Center for finish coating
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