Synopsis
* NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA aircraft, took to the skies above California's Mojave Desert on its first flight since January 2008. * Researchers at the Langley Research Center recently dropped an old helicopter from a height of 35 feet to see whether an expandable honeycomb cushion attached to its belly could ease the destructive force of a crash. * NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden was a guest speaker at a luncheon with members of Women In Aerospace. * The Marshall Space Flight Center officially ushered in its holiday season with a special tree lighting ceremony.
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- 3 minutes
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- NASA