Logos of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are displayed prominently on the tail of the Stratospheric Observatory for…
In this long-exposure image, the 2.5-meter infrared telescope peers out at a starry sky from its cavity in the rear…
Technicians carefully guide SOFIA’s primary mirror assembly on its transport cradle into a clean room where it is being prepared…
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP lifts off on a test mission from an Air Force Plant 42 runway…
The 2.5-meter infrared telescope in the rear fuselage of NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory tracked the star Polaris during characterization tests…
An aircraft tug tows NASA’s SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP into Hangar 703 upon arrival at its base, the Dryden Aircraft…
This high forward oblique view of Rima Ariadaeus on the moon was photographed by the Apollo 10 crew in May…
In stark contrast with the deep blue sky at high altitude, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP checks out…
More than 250 VIPs, news media, and guests joined NASA, DLR, USRA, and other SOFIA staff for the debut of…
NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 safety chase aircraft during its second checkout flight near Waco,…