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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ED10-0213-07 NASA's SOFIA observatory with a NASA F/A-18 trailing in chase soars over California City in the desert north of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on its last envelope-expansion test flight Aug. 4, 2010. The SOFIA's 2.5-meter infrared telescope and its associated telescope cavity doors are rotated open to their maximum 58-degree position in this view. August 4, 2010 (NASA photo / Carla Thomas)

NASA Identifier: 475251main_ED10-0213-07

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02/11/2010
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