Sofia Begins Imaging Operations
The Boeing 747SP-based Sofia observatory developed by NASA and the Germany Aerospace Center, DLR, has completed its first airborne measurements. The “first light” observations took place overnight between May 25-26 with the 747SP flying from NASA’s Dryden facility on an eight-hour mission. The...
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