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SOFIA preps for flight as scientists look to skies

PALMDALE – The secrets of the universe may be closer at hand when an airborne infrared telescope takes to the skies in initial flights next year. The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) consists of a 2.5-meter diameter infrared telescope mounted in a highly modified 747 airliner. For the full story click here

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