The SOFIA Telescope Being Maneuvered During Nighttime Operational Testing
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Channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center · 2017 · Science & Technology
This 46-second video taken on November 13, 2008 shows the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope rotating in its cavity during nighttime operational testing at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (now NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's Hangar 703) in Palmdale, CA. To learn more about SOFIA visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-096-DFRC.html
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