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NASA SOFIA retires

The final flight crew for NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) poses for a photo on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA made its final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, to DM and is scheduled to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Miller)

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NASA SOFIA retires

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft flies over the flightline while an A-10 Thunderbolt II waits for clearance to takeoff at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. SOFIA was a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). DLR provided the telescope, aircraft maintenance and various forms of support for the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)

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NASA SOFIA retires

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft flies over the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA aircraft is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a reflecting telescope. It allowed astronomers to study the solar system and beyond in ways that are not possible with ground-based telescopes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Miller)

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NASA SOFIA retires

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft lands on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA made it's final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Reserarch Center in Palmdale, California, to DM and is scheduled to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum January 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)

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NASA SOFIA retires

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft lands on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA made it's final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, Calif. to DM, and is scheduled to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum January 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)

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NASA SOFIA retires

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft taxies on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA aircraft is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a reflecting telescope. It allowed astronomers to study the solar system and beyond in ways that are not possible with ground-based telescopes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Miller)

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NASA SOFIA retires

The final flight crew for NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) poses for a photo on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2022. The SOFIA made its final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, to DM and is scheduled to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Miller)

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NASA’s now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft completed its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, and landed on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 13, 2022.

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires

NASA SOFIA retires