The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) [1] to construct and maintain an airborne …

2022年9月30日 · Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, NASA operated the last flight of the Boeing 747-SP carrying a reflecting telescope for the Stratospheric Observatory for …

2024年2月6日 · SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, was a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting telescope (with an effective …

“索菲亚”望远镜是一台口径大约2.5米的红外 反射式望远镜，搭载在一架经过改装的 波音747客机 内部，在飞机一侧开了一个门，让这台重达17吨的大型望远镜能够在绝大部分大气的上方观察 …

2016年8月30日 · NASA’s SOFIA, a 747SP-21 was originally built to carry passengers on ultra-long haul routes. Now it’s used to carry the world’s only flying infrared astronomy laboratory …

2022年10月13日 · As announced earlier in 2022, with the end of this fiscal year, NASA retired, on September 30, 2022, its Boeing 747SP Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy …

2020年1月27日 · Here’s what you need to know about the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, also known as SOFIA. From its outside appearance, the NASA Boeing 747 looks …

2022年12月20日 · SOFIA carried a reflecting telescope that observed the cosmos in infrared light. It flew into Earth's stratosphere, up to about 45,000 feet (13,700 meters), and collected data …

2023年1月30日 · The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a telescope mounted on a Boeing 747 SP aircraft that studied infrared light, essentially heat,...

SOFIA was a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to accommodate a 2.5 meter reflecting telescope. Its instruments provide researchers with access to a wavelength coverage from the optical to …