SOFIA observatory on first overseas deployment
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 07:32
in Astronomy & Space
On Sept. 16, at 10:10 a.m. local time, NASAs Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, lifted off from its base at Palmdale, Calif., flying east en route to Cologne, Germany, for its first international deployment. After conducting astronomical research during the flight, SOFIA landed at the Cologne-Bonn Airport, shortly before 7 a.m. local time.