NASA picks USRA to operate SOFIA airborne observatory

NASA has picked the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) of Columbia, Md., to develop and operate the U.S. space agency's planned Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a 20-year effort worth an estimated $484.2 million. Under the contract USRA and team members -...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.