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Mirror assembly is removed from the SOFIA aircraft.

NASA's flying observatory resumes test flights including the first in-flight opening of the telescope cavity door.

Movie Number   EM-0095-27
Movie Date   December 9, 2009
Formats   160x120 QuickTime Movie (4.7 MB)
320x240 QuickTime Movie (8.9 MB)
480x360 QuickTime Movie (13 MB)
640x480 QuickTime Movie (20.6 MB)
SOFIA telescope Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/SOFIA/index.html
Description  

This 107 second video clip shows NASA's flying observatory as it resumes test flights including the first in-flight opening of the telescope cavity door.

Keywords   NASA's flying observatory, test flights, first in-flight opening of the telescope cavity door.
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