NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP lifts off on a test mission from an Air Force Plant 42 runway near the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California.
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NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP lifts off on a test mission from an Air Force Plant 42 runway near the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.December 9, 2009
NASA Photo / Tony Landis