Guided tours of the aircraft possible - first scientific flight over Europe planned [Picture: NASA/DLR]
Lovers of astronomy will have an opportunity to visit the flying infrared observatory SOFIA at Stuttgart Airport from September 15-20. The aircraft is the only flying infrared observatory in the world, and is one of the largest bilateral US-German projects in the field of space exploration. It is one of the largest projects at the University of Stuttgart, who coordinates SOFIA's scientific operations in Germany. SOFIA will carry out its first observation flight over Europe on September 18-19. SOFIA is delayed. It will be landing at Stuttgart Airport on Monday, September 16, 2019, at 4:14 am. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a refitted Boeing 747 SP with a 17-tonne telescope on board.
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