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A technician guides SOFIA's primary mirror assembly into the aircraft's telescope cavity completing the mirror...
SOFIA's primary mirror assembly rests in its transportation cradle prior to reinstallation in NASA's airborne...
Engineers and technicians prepare SOFIA's German-built primary mirror assembly for reinstallation into NASA's 747SP...
SOFIA's primary mirror is placed in the telescope cavity for reinstallation prior to telescope adjustments preparing...
SOFIA's primary mirror assembly is lifted above wing level prior to its reinstallation in the telescope cavity of...
The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) arrived at Building AE today to begin final preparations for its...
The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is uncovered in the clean room of Building AE to permit workers access...
The Small Magellanic Cloud, shown here, is a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. The image includes data from the...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project Manager Bill Ochs, left, NASA James Webb Space Telescope Commissioning...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Manager Carl Starr, left, shows his Webb shirt to NASA James Webb...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project Manager Bill Ochs, left, and NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission...
This image of the Andromeda galaxy, or M31, includes data from the ESA (European Space Agency) Herschel mission,...
A mockup of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is seen at the entrance to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French...
Scientists using NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered...
A mockup of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is seen at the entrance to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French...
A mockup of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is seen at the entrance to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French...
A mockup of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is seen at the entrance to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist Eric Smith reacts after hearing confirmation that the James Webb...
NASA Program Director for the James Webb Space Telescope Program Greg Robinson gives a brief interview on NASA...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist Eric Smith, wearing Webb themed socks, waits for Arianespace's...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Operations Project Scientist Jane Rigby answers questions from the media during a...
Vice President for Science, Space Telescope Science Institute, Heidi Hammel answers questions from the media during...
Vice President for Science, Space Telescope Science Institute, Heidi Hammel answers questions from the media during...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Manager Carl Starr monitors the progress of the Webb observatory...