Engineers and technicians prepare SOFIA's German-built primary mirror assembly for reinstallation into NASA's 747SP airborne observatory

Engineers and technicians prepare SOFIA's German-built primary mirror assembly for reinstallation into NASA's 747SP airborne observatory.

Engineers and technicians prepare SOFIA's German-built primary mirror assembly for reinstallation into NASA's 747SP airborne observatory.

Photographer NASA/Carla Thomas
Location AFRC
SOFIAStratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy747 airborne observatoryprimary mirror assemblyinstallationtelescope cavity