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SOFIA’s First Southern Hemisphere Deployment

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Jul 18, 2013
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On the rain-soaked ramp at its deployment base at Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand. NASA's SOFIA flying observato
The SOFIA 747SP taxis in to the Christchurch International Airport terminal in New Zealand on July 18, 2013, on its first Southern Hemisphere deployment.

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The SOFIA 747SP taxis in to the Christchurch International Airport terminal in New Zealand on July 18, 2013, on its first Southern Hemisphere deployment. The location allowed missions that took advantage of the Southern Hemisphere’s orientation to study celestial objects that are difficult to see in the northern sky.

Jul. 18, 2013
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