Sofia Mission Takes Next Step After 10-Year Delay
Credit: L-3 COMMUNICATIONS
Ten years after NASA acquired a former airline Boeing 747 SP for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) mission, a four-day flight readiness review was conducted by L-3 Communications in Waco, Tex., last week. Originally expected to enter service in 2001, Sofia has been beset...
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