NASA NTRS · 20070024423
SOFIA Project: SOFIA-Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Abstract
A viewgraph presentation on the SOFIA project is shown. The topics include: 1) Aircraft Information; 2) Major Components of SOFIA; 3) Aircraft External View; 4) Airborne Observatory Layout; 5) Telescope Assembly; 6) Uncoated Primary Mirror; 7) Airborne Astronomy; 8) Requirements & Specifications; 9) Technical Challenges; 10) Observatory Operation; and 11) SOFIA Flight Test.
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Tseng, Ting. 2007-05-08. SOFIA Project: SOFIA-Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20070024423
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