Two NASA astronauts steppes outside the International Space Station on Thursday to take part in U.S. Spacewalk 93, NASA's fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.

NASA ended operations of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) in 2022. The SOFIA aircraft is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a reflecting telescope.

Boeing's 747SP is the runt of the litter, sitting at 184 feet, 9 inches long compared to the 747-100 (and the modernized 747-400), which was 231 feet, 10 inches long.

Key Product Lines: Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 Business Type: Planemaker The Boeing 747SP was developed for Pan Am's longest route, competing against ...

SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft carrying a 17-ton infrared telescope. ... NASA’s new Artemis program aims to put astronauts back on the moon, evoking the long-gone Apollo era.

Using an instrument aboard the SOFIA airborne observatory - a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry an infrared telescope in a joint project between NASA and the German Aerospace Center ...

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NASA’s Psyche mission aims to lift off October 12 — and be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid that may be the exposed core of an early planetary building block.

All in all, the 747SP undercut the average 747-100/200 by 45,000 lbs (20,411 kg). As for engines, two options were available on the 747SP. These would be the same Pratt & Whitney JT9Ds found in ...

NASA's SOFIA ( Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) ... The modified Boeing 747SP used by SOFIA was flown out of Armstrong. On September 29, 2022, ...

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP airborne telescope has been retired to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona.

NASA's retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ... (SOFIA) aircraft, a modified Boeing 747SP that lofted a 106-inch (2.7-meter) reflective telescope on overnight flights. ...