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SOFIA Mirror Coating at Ames Research Center

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Poster for SOFIA Mirror Coating at Ames Research Center

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The mirror for SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is coated at Ames Research Center. It will be re-installed in the Boeing 747SP aircraft that will carry it above most of the moisture in the Earth's atmosphere to observe infrared light coming from astronomical objects.

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NASA Ames Video Group

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NASA;Ames;SOFIA;mirror;mirrorcoating

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