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From 1975-1995 NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was operated as the world's only airborne telescope devoted exclusively to astronomical research. KAO was named after the astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper. Carrying a 36-inch reflecting telescope, KAO was a converted C-141 military cargo plane with a 160-foot wingspan. Flying at altitudes of 41,000 to 45,000 feet, above 99 percent of the Earth's infrared-absorbing water vapor, KAO was capable of conducting infrared astronomy. KAO ended its long service to astronomy in October 1995, so that work could begin on its successor, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

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This video was published on 2015-04-04 00:32:29 GMT by @SOFIA-Telescope on Youtube. SOFIA Telescope has total 2.4K subscribers on Youtube and has a total of 125 video.This video has received 62 Likes which are higher than the average likes that SOFIA Telescope gets . @SOFIA-Telescope receives an average views of 1.5K per video on Youtube.This video has received 0 comments which are lower than the average comments that SOFIA Telescope gets . Overall the views for this video was lower than the average for the profile.

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