Boeing 747 carrying NASA’s telescope was damaged during mission in New Zealand. The event due to the storm caused the telescope called SOFIA to make a forced landing. NASA announced that damage assessment studies are continuing.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently SOFIA He put into use a telescope he called This telescope was quite different from anything we’ve seen so far. Because SOFIA was originally a Boeing 747. Coming to this gigantic passenger plane towards Earth infrared rays NASA, which placed equipment to monitor it, was examining the depths of the sky with the plane flying at 40,000 feet.
Loaded with NASA equipment, SOFIA on its final mission new Zealand was flying in the sky. However, it has been announced that SOFIA has been downloaded recently and will not be able to fly for a long time. This is due to a crash that occurred on Monday, July 18. of the stormwas to damage the aircraft. In the statements made by NASA, it was stated that the damage assessment studies continue.
Won’t fly until repair is complete
In the official statement, it was stated that the strong winds placed both in front of the aircraft and in the fuselage to the stairs has damaged specified. Fortunately, no crew was harmed while the telescope, which was used at miles high, was in the air. had not come.
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SOFIA was about to complete its mission
NASA, SOFIA German He designed it with scientists and has been using it for years. NASA officials, who took a decision according to the reports prepared last year, decided that SOFIA would not be used as of September 2022. The mission in the skies of New Zealand was one of the last missions of this giant telescope. However, the storm has disrupted the process. Authorities have made no statement on whether the Boeing 747 will fly again after repair. they were not found.