Goodbye, SOFIA, the Telescope That Actually Flew

In 1997, NASA bought a Boeing 747SP for what might be both a super cool and super absurd purpose. Turn it into SOFIA, a flying telescope. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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