With the door to the cavity housing its 2.5-meter infrared telescope wide open, NASA's Stratospheric for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP flares for landing at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., after a test flight.
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With the door to the cavity housing its 2.5-meter infrared telescope wide open, NASA’s Stratospheric for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP flares for landing at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., after a test flight April 14.April 14, 2010
NASA Photo / Tony Landis