Category: SOFIA

SOFIA, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, soared into the overnight skies on its first science flight Nov. 30, focusing on the Orion nebula and

The SOFIA flying observatory underwent several nights of telescope system checkout activities in mid-October in preparation for upcoming early astronomical science flights. Source:: sofia       

Bob Meyer, program manager of NASA’s SOFIA observatory, points out technical features of the German-built infrared telescope to members of the NASA Advisory Council. Source::

NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory is scheduled to undergo tests of its entire integrated observatory system with the Faint Object InfraRed Camera mounted on its telescope