https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/nasa-retires-747-sofia-airborne-observatory/
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12/19/22 at 12:57am
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Before there was a James Webb Space Telescope, there was a SOFIA—Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. This ambitious project, launched in 2010, consisted of a 2.5 meter infrared telescope mounted in the back of a repurposed Boeing 747SP. SOFIA fl…
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