NASA’s Sofia Airborne Observatory Goes From Rags To Riches

Credit: Jim Ross/NASA
After a tumultuous 23-year, $1.1 billion development effort and two near-cancellations, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) has a budget surplus, prompting NASA to take the unusual step of asking Congress for a budget cut. The observatory, a joint project of NASA and the...

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