NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft flies over the flightline while an A-10 Thunderbolt II waits for clearance to takeoff at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. SOFIA was a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). DLR provided the telescope, aircraft maintenance and various forms of support for the mission. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)

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Keywords: astronomy, dmafb, infrared, nasa, observatory, sofia, space, stratospheric, telescope