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Mirror assembly is removed from the SOFIA aircraft.

SOFIA primary mirror system is transported from an Air Force C-17 after its arrival at NASA's Palmdale, Calif, facility.

Movie Number   EM-0095-21
Movie Date   April 18, 2008
Formats   160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.2 MB)
320x240 QuickTime Movie (2.4 MB)
480x360 QuickTime Movie (3.6 MB)
640x480 QuickTime Movie (5.9 MB)
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Description  

This 33 second video clip shows the SOFIA primary mirror system is transported from an Air Force C-17 after its arrival at NASA's Palmdale, Calif, facility.

Keywords   747SP, mirror assembly, clean room, NASA and DLP German Aerospace Agency Engineers, 2.5 Meter SOFIA Telescope; modified 747, Edwards Air Force Base, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
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