Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Q261229)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (German SOFIA Institute; German: Deutsches SOFIA Institut) managed the German parts of the project which were primarily science-and telescope-related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA was the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. During 10-hour, overnight flights, it observed celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets, nebulae, and the Galactic Center.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

SOFIA (siglas de Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) es un avión Boeing 747SP de la NASA modificado para transportar un telescopio reflector de 2,5 metros construido por la agencia espacial alemana DLR. Vuela a una altitud de unos 13 km y efectúa observaciones en el infrarrojo entre longitudes de onda de 0,3 y 1600 μm.

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