Lufthansa’s Refurb of “Flying Telescope” Just Completed
AKA Sofia, for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, the big jet is operated jointly by NASA and the German Aerospace Centre.

Following a major overhaul of a modified 747SP, sometimes called “the Flying Telescope,” Lufthansa Technik is scheduled to return the aircraft to its owner in the next a few days, the MRO provider announced here at MEBA 2014.

More formally known as Sofia, for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, the big jet is operated jointly by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the German Aerospace Centre.

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