What does SOFIA stand for?

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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SOFIA, or stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy, is the newest aircraft to join the fleet.

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NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center will move some of its operations to the Antelope Valley airport, which will be home to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a 747 jetliner armed with a giant telescope.

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, will allow astronomers to peer deep into vast dust clouds to witness the birth of stars, observe galaxies and quasars billions of light years away and study the early universe.

New airborne telescope to fly in style on a 747 Observatory will ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center awarded L-3 a follow-on contract to support NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

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The stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy, or SOFIA for short, is dubbed the world's largest portable telescope.

FLYING TELESCOPE TESTS NEAR NASA DRYDEN CENTER MANAGING PROGRAM

A significant minority of the panel, however, argues that the project's purpose is too narrow in comparison to alternative scientific space missions, such as the proposed Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

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A heavily modified Boeing 747 is carrying the 45,000-pound telescope called the stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy or SOFIA.

FLYING TELESCOPE COMING TO DRYDEN

For infrared, the West Germans expect to provide 15 to 25 percent of the cost of NASA's planned Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), an aircraft that will carry a 3-meter telescope for observations while flying.

Astronomy in West Germany goes supernational: the science of ...