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SOFIA landing 17 Sep 2011 in Cologne

On 17 September SOFIA landed in Cologne for the first time ever.

SOFIA on the ground at Cologne

SOFIA on the ground at Cologne airport, courtesy @henningkrause
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The tension builds up – SOFIA to land at Cologne-Bonn Airport on Saturday at 06:50

SOFIAThe airborne observatory SOFIA will arrive at Cologne-Bonn Airport on Saturday 17 September 2011 at about 06:50 CEST. The aircraft will be one of the attractions during German Aerospace Day, which takes place on the following day. The flight from the United States to Germany can be followed live online from 19:10 CEST – learn how in this blog post.

Full details via DLR Blog

SOFIA looking splendid

Super nice photo courtesy @henningkrause: "There she is, the @SOFIAtelescope #SOFIA #SpaceTweetup #TdLR"

SOFIA Credit: @HenningKrause

SOFIA Credit: @HenningKrause

Track #SOFIA

Track SOFIA via FlightAware

Track SOFIA via FlightAware

You can follow the flight of the NASA/DLR SOFIA aircraft across the Atlantic on its way to German Aerospace Day and the DLR/ESA Tweetup in Cologne, via FlightAware.com.

Follow @henningkrause in Twitter for updates on times for departure and arrival - he may even let us know how good (or bad?) the coffee is on board!