Unique Boeing 747: NASA Will End The SOFIA Program Before October

NASA and its partners at the German Space Agency at the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) have decided to conclude the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) mission. After eight years of science, SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP airplane modified to carry a reflecting telescope, will be grounded.

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