SOFIA Observatory Finishes Open-Door Flight Tests

1,278 views · Published 11 February 2011 · 1:13 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center · 2011 · Science & Technology

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NASA's SOFIA flying observatory recently completed the second series of envelope-expansion flight tests with its telescope door open. The SOFIA is now fully cleared for astronomy missions at altitudes up to 45,000 feet,

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