SOFIA landing in Hamburg
SOFIA landing in Hamburg
SOFIA, the DLR / NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, landed at Hamburg Airport on 28 June 2014 at 08:44 CEST. Until mid-November, the Boeing 747SP is being overhauled by Lufthansa Technik AG. The scientists and engineers of the German Sofia Institute (DSI) will use this time to modify the 17-ton telescope housed in the fuselage of the aircraft.
