
SOFIA’s flight crew prepare to takeoff from the U.S. Antarctic Program facility at Christchurch International Airport in Christchurch, New Zealand,…

As part of NASA’s ongoing effort to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) using commercially-developed space systems, the…

Mark P. “Forger” Stucky was an aerospace research test pilot at NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

The LADEE spacecraft awaits spin balance testing, conducted to ensure stability during flight, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The SOFIA flying observatory taxis to the Christchurch, New Zealand, terminal after a nighttime flight to study celestial objects visible…

SOFIA’s First Southern Hemisphere Deployment

SOFIA’s First Southern Hemisphere Deployment

The SOFIA 747SP taxis in to the Christchurch International Airport terminal in New Zealand on July 18, 2013, on its…

The SOFIA flying observatory arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand on July 18, 2013, for its first Southern Hemisphere deployment.