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,…
NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory in flight for the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance…
NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory lifts off on the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance…
Tiny two-inch string tufts blanket the telescope cavity door and related fairings to aid visual monitoring of airflow patterns during…
This in-flight photo was taken during the first flight of the NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory…
The SOFIA 747SP airborne observatory takes off from Waco, Texas, on its way to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in…
Composite infrared image of the central portion of galaxy M82, from SOFIA's First Light flight, at wavelengths of 20 (blue),…
The lower flexible door (white) over the telescope cavity in the rear fuselage of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy…
