NASA NTRS · 19910012690
SOFIA: The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy
Abstract
SOFIA, an airborne observatory intended to be carried aboard a Boeing 747 high performance aircraft, is described. The observatory is predicted to provide a threefold greater aperture than that of the Kuiper telescope. The Boeing aircraft will carry the 2.5 diameter telescope and its observers to altitudes of 14,000 and above where the atmosphere is very nearly transparent at all wavelengths. Various aspects and specific missions of the SOFIA project, a cooperative venture of the U.S. and Germany, are described.
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Hildebrand, Roger H., Davidson, Jacqueline A.. 1990-12-01. SOFIA: The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910012690
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