SOFIA in the News

Most astronomers would not dream of opening their observatory’s doors in 100-mph winds. Yet NASA’s new SOFIA telescope recently flew in an airplane at 250 mph with doors wide open. On December 18, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy flew in a modified Boeing 747SP at 15,000 ft for 1 hour and 19 minutes. For two minutes of that time, the door by the telescope was wide open.

- Aerospace America, April 2010

SOFIA featured Aerospace America article (link to full article) (April 2010)