SOFIA Flying Observatory
NASA's SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) 747SP reached a milestone on December 18, 2009, when the doors covering the aircraft's German-built infrared astronomy telescope were fully opened during flight.
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