NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

11.02.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ED10-0213-04 The high-tech German-built infrared telescope and its associated lower flexible telescope cavity door are rotated upward to their maximum 58-degree vertical position in this photo taken during the last flight in the SOFIA observatory's flight envelope-expansion test series. The pilot in a NASA F/A-18 keeps a close watch on the airborne observatory while flying in close formation during the tests. August 4, 2010 (NASA photo / Carla Thomas)

NASA Identifier: 475239main_ED10-0213-04

• Date Taken: 11.02.2010
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 18:28
• Photo ID: 855672
• Resolution: 3000x2400
• Size: 466.39 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US