SOFIA Flying Observatory Flight Deck Avionics Upgrade

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Dec 03, 2012

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SOFIA Flying Observatory Flight Deck Avionics Upgrade

This 2007 photo shows the cockpit of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP in its original configuration when built in 1977.

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This 2007 photo shows the cockpit of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP in its original configuration when built in 1977.April 26, 2007
NASA Photo / Tony Landis

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SOFIA Flying Observatory Flight Deck Avionics Upgrade

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