NASA's Ames Research Center manages the SOFIA science mission in cooperation with USRA and
the German SOFIA Institute (DSI).
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) measures such emission lines with high precision within the US -
German SOFIA project.
Not exact matches
Obama proposed grounding
SOFIA in his 2015 budget request released in March, but the programme — developed with the
German Aerospace Center (DLR)-- found support in Congress.
According to Peterson, «that was recognition that they should not have made any unilateral decision on the future of
SOFIA without discussions with our
German partners.»
One surprise is the administration request for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (
SOFIA), a joint mission with the
German space agency that consists of a converted 747 jet with a telescope riding in the rear.