NASA/DLR Confirm Termination Of SOFIA 747SP Observatory

SOFIA
Credit: NASA/Jim Ross
COLORADO SPRINGS—Science missions using the Boeing 747SP-based Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory will end in September 2022 after the U.S. National Academies assessed the science output no longer justifies its operating costs. NASA and the German Space...
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