The story behind a unique flying observatory—and why it's being retired.
deputy director of SOFIA science mission operations and a representative of the DLR’s side of the project. “Basically, it can rip the entire tail off.”Team engineers solved this by creating a special telescope cavity door. “The door system is one-of-a-kind,” says Tseng. “You won’t see any of that type of system in any other aircraft.
It was a move that promised to propel it well into the future, but sadly for those nostalgic for 747s in general, the craft could soon be resigned to the annals of history.A final farewell NASA’s decision to retire the mission cited community concerns over productivity and cost of the project. Compared to a space mission, SOFIA tends to cost more due to the pilots, fuel, and maintenance required to fly it. But Schulz says the difference in cost is worth it when you consider the kinds of science the craft has enabled.
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