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A Flying Telescope in a 747?!

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Host Alex Dainis visits the Armstrong Flight Research Center to see SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observation for Infrared Astronomy. SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center to construct and maintain an airborne observatory.

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