Caltrans pics of #TropicalStormHilary damage+repair on the 14 in Palmdale, northern LA County. This is near #KPMD Airport known for Lockheed Skunk Works, former home of #NASA747 SOFIA & where NASA space shuttles were built. https://twitter.com/CaltransDist7/status/1693344193882828913 (Please excuse the birb link. Caltrans doesn't post on Mastodon and there's no working mirror bot.) #weather #CAwx #aviation #avgeek

"SOFIA Helps Reveal a Destroyed Planetary System" by #NASA @SOFIAtelescope - Even after #NASA747🔭 last flight, #science results continue. In this case, SOFIA had a niche identifying contents of Helix Nebula 650 light years away. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sofia/2023/05/24/sofia-helps-reveal-a-destroyed-planetary-system/ #astronomy #aviation