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SOFIA: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared AstronomySOFIA, (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is a planned 2.5 meter telescope to be installed in a Boeing 747 aircraft and operated at altitudes from 41,000 to 46,000 feet. It will permit routine measurement of infrared radiation inaccessible from the ground-based sites, and observation of astronomical objects and transient events from anywhere in the world. The concept is based on 18 years of experience with NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), which SOFIA would replace.
Document ID
19950049984
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Erickson, E. F.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, US, United States)
Davidson, J. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 13
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
95A81583
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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