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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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- PhilCo126   SOFIA   Mar 20 2007, 04:03 PM
- - Analyst   AFAIK it is (back) in the NASA budget, at least fo...   Mar 20 2007, 05:34 PM
- - PhilCo126   Thanks... the SOFIA website didn't have a news...   Mar 20 2007, 06:26 PM
- - Analyst   Here is a Link Space Science, skroll about one thi...   Mar 20 2007, 07:41 PM
- - PhilCo126   Thanks, some nice images of SOFIA: http://www.dsi....   Mar 29 2007, 05:48 PM
- - PhilCo126   Anyone saw the movie yet? http://www.scienceofspec...   Apr 20 2007, 04:44 PM
- - PhilCo126   SOFIA flies: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Pho...   May 10 2007, 04:07 PM
- - stevesliva   I was thinking, man that's a stubby 747! ...   May 10 2007, 05:45 PM
- - Analyst   Flying observatory renamed on Lindbergh anniversar...   May 22 2007, 05:55 PM
- - PhilCo126   Well an airborne observatory will have a very high...   Jun 6 2007, 07:28 PM
- - Del Palmer   SOFIA's primary mirror receives coating; ready...   Jul 2 2008, 04:20 PM
|- - Airbag   QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Jul 2 2008, 12:20 PM)...   Jul 2 2008, 04:41 PM
- - PhilCo126   Now it's just waiting for "First Light...   Jul 2 2008, 04:28 PM
- - PhilCo126   Latest news on the new mirror: http://www.nasa.gov...   Oct 16 2008, 08:11 AM
- - stevesliva   She flies with eyes open: http://www.nasa.gov/cent...   Dec 28 2009, 05:18 PM
- - stevesliva   Nice feature from the BBC with video inside and ou...   May 2 2010, 05:36 AM
- - Gerald   Star formation estimated to take at least one mill...   Nov 19 2014, 05:24 PM

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