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post Mar 20 2007, 04:03 PM
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Does anyone have new info on the status of SOFIA ( Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy ) the successor of the great Starlifter C-141 KAO ( Kuiper Airborne Observatory ) which was retired in 1995.

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post Mar 20 2007, 05:34 PM
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AFAIK it is (back) in the NASA budget, at least for test flying. Science would come later (2008). Should have something to do with the large international (German) part. Nobody knows the next budget.

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Guest_PhilCo126_*
post Mar 20 2007, 06:26 PM
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Thanks... the SOFIA website didn't have a news update for the last 6 months:
http://www.sofia.usra.edu/News/news_updates.html
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post Mar 20 2007, 07:41 PM
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Here is a Link
Space Science, skroll about one third down.

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post Mar 29 2007, 05:48 PM
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Thanks, some nice images of SOFIA:
http://www.dsi.uni-stuttgart.de/downloads/gallery.html
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post Apr 20 2007, 04:44 PM
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Anyone saw the movie yet?
http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit...?title=Skysight
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post May 10 2007, 04:07 PM
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SOFIA flies: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/SOFIA/index.html
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post May 10 2007, 05:45 PM
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I was thinking, man that's a stubby 747! I'd never heard of the 747SP ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747SP )

What a blimp!
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post May 22 2007, 05:55 PM
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Flying observatory renamed on Lindbergh anniversary

I still can't believe SOFIA will cost $3 billion over its whole lifetime. Seems like a lot of money, the same as Cassini over about the same timescale. But it is worth it, I am pretty sure. What does KECK cost over over 20 years including design and construction?

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post Jun 6 2007, 07:28 PM
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Well an airborne observatory will have a very high percentage of photometric nights while the Mauna Kea only has 55% of photometric nights (although 72% spectroscopic nights or ‘usable’ time nights).
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post Jul 2 2008, 04:20 PM
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SOFIA's primary mirror receives coating; ready for installation.

http://www.sofia.usra.edu/News/news_2008/06_20_08/index.html



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post Jul 2 2008, 04:28 PM
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Now it's just waiting for "First Light" wink.gif

For general information about SOFIA, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/sofia

For science information about SOFIA, visit: http://www.sofia.usra.edu
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post Jul 2 2008, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Jul 2 2008, 12:20 PM) *
SOFIA's primary mirror receives coating; ready for installation.

Wait - did they borrow my garden hose sprayer?. I like this low-tech approach even on such a big, expensive mirror.

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post Oct 16 2008, 08:11 AM
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Latest news on the new mirror:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/SOFIA/int_update_9_22.html
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post Dec 28 2009, 05:18 PM
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She flies with eyes open:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multime...OFIA/index.html

Photos from test flights -- doors opened for the first time on December 18th, 2009.
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