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Retired NASA astronaut, test pilot Fred Haise visits SOFIA
Retired NASA astronaut and test pilot Fred Haise was more than ready for some left-hand seat flying time when he was given a personal tour of the NASA / DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) by SOFIA 747SP pilot Manny Antimisiaris at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2011.
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DAOF Receives First of Three New 50,000 Gallon Fuel Tanks
The first of three new 50,000 gallon fuel tanks has been delivered and installed at the DAOF on June 11, 2011.
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NASA's ER-2s Transferred to Dryden's Palmdale Facility
NASA's two ER-2 high-altitude Earth science aircraft is maneuvered into place beside NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP.
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New Street Sign Installed at Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility
The new street sign for the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) was installed Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at the intersection of 30th Street East and Avenue P in Palmdale, CA.
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NASA Science Aircraft Get New Home
Earth and space science aircraft fit nicely into Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility.
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NASA Reinstalls Main Mirror in SOFIA Airborne Observatory
Engineers and technicians from NASA, the German Space Agency and the Deutsches SOFIA Institut recently reinstalled the German-built primary mirror assembly into NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, airborne observatory.
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Newly Coated Mirror Assembly Returns
The newly coated telescope mirror assembly for SOFIA is unloaded from a C-17 aircraft at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility prior to re-installation.
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Workers Install NASA Logo at DAOF
NASA's familiar blue-and-white logo graces Hangar 703 at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., identifying it as a facility of the nation's aerospace agency.
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Steven Schmidt Named to Lead Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility
Steven G. Schmidt, deputy director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base since 2004, has been appointed director of the center's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.
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Main Mirror for SOFIA Receives Finish Coating
The main mirror for NASA's new airborne eye on the universe is now ready for installation.
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SOFIA Telescope Operational Testing Continues
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization testing in early March.
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Palmdale City Officials Tour DAOF and SOFIA
Palmdale city officials recently toured the newly established Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility adjacent to Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., on Feb. 19, 2008.
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The DAOF Adds to Dryden, NASA Capabilities
The size of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility is daunting from the outside and the expanse of hangar space is no less impressive inside.
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Dedication: DAOF Capabilities are Varied and Valued
A critical role will be filled in NASA Earth and space science when the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is fully operational.
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Key Contributors Recognized
A listing of Dryden organizations, contractors and general contractors who have contributed to the successful completion of the DAOF facility.
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