NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is the world's largest airborne observatory and features a 2.5-meter-diameter infrared telescope mounted in a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. From altitudes of 41,000 to 45,000 feet, SOFIA will enable scientific observations that Earth-based telescopes cannot.
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