Sentences with phrase «for sofia»
It feeds right into how I ended up at NASA Ames for SOFIA (the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) and for that matter into my work on the Discovery Channel Telescope here at Lowell.
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Before long I was Deputy Project Scientist for SOFIA and Project Scientist for the KAO.
Our team here designed and built a special instrument for SOFIA called HIPO.
But the House would provide $ 70 million for SOFIA.
She began doing NASA E / PO in the early 1990s for SOFIA's predecessor, the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, now grounded.
Not exact matches
One big winner at NASA is the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a telescope mounted on a Boeing 747 jet.
These cutbacks led to delays for some projects, such as WISE and SOFIA.
Among the beneficiaries would be scientists involved with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint mission between NASA and Germany's space agency.
With a new lease on life, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) also continues to be funded, with $ 85 million for operations.
The legislation, signed into law on Tuesday, restores funding for what NASA calls education and public outreach (E / PO) programs operated by SOFIA and dozens of other scientific missions.
Thereby, we will be able to reduce the size of systems based on terahertz quantum - cascade lasers in the future — an important point for flight missions such as SOFIA,» Wienold emphasizes.
«We are still looking for ways to save SOFIA,» Bolden said, while reiterating the administration's view that SOFIA was a lower priority than other astrophysics missions in NASA's portfolio.
Bolden was challenged by Wolf and other lawmakers on several elements of the administration's 2015 budget proposal, including the decision to continue funding a controversial asteroid capture mission, and the decision to mothball the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) if NASA can't find more partners to share the cost.
SOFIA, an infrared telescope that rides in the back of a modified jumbo jet, holds appeal to both astronomers and planetary scientists, but its large operating expenses and long history of problems and delays had made it prime target for budget cutters.
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.
For information about SOFIA's science mission, visit: http://www.sofia.usra.edu http://www.dlr.de/en/sofia
Harriet's first postdoctoral position was as a National Research Council fellow at the NASA Ames Research Center in California, which at that time was home base for the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, a flying telescope that was the forerunner of SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy that is currently being built.
WASHINGTON — Researchers using the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured the most detailed mid-infrared images yet -LSB-...]
The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.
We present a detailed description of our data... ▽ More Here we report on the first successful exoplanet transit observation with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
Abstract: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for Observatory performance evaluation.
Abstract: Here we report on the first successful exoplanet transit observation with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
SOFIA, the mighty space telescope, the most wonderful machine ever invented by humankind is back in New Zealand for...
This illustration represents the fainter disk inferred from 2016 data was collected with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has detected the presence of atomic oxygen in the upper atmosphere of Mars.
Very little of the infrared spectrum from space reaches to sea - level, although more of it can be observed by high - altitude aircraft, such as the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), or telescopes on high mountaintops (such as the peak of Mauna Loa in Hawaii).
Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to observe on the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
The AAS thanks the following organizations for «loaning» staff to work on the newspaper: Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), and Universe Awareness (UNAWE) at Leiden University.
Last SOFIA proposal cycle, we submitted two proposals, and one was accepted for «do if time» status.
The only observatory able to position itself directly in the center of Pluto's shadow, located off of New Zealand, was NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 100 - inch - diameter (2.5 meters) telescope.
Planetary Radio returns to SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, but this time we fly in the giant 747 turned telescope platform.
i am looking for a woman to spend a nice time with her here in sofia.
I was quite impressed by the friendliness of the people, the modernity of (some) areas, and the general vibe of SOFIA, Bulgaria — In Europe's most affordable capital, a night in a four - star hotel goes for less than $ 100.
JENNIFER ANISTON, JASON BATEMAN, WARREN BEATTY, SOFIA BOUTELLA, MATT DAMON, FAYE DUNAWAY, MICHAEL J. FOX, RYAN GOSLING, SALMA HAYEK, TARAJI P. HENSON, DEV PATEL, SETH ROGEN, OCTAVIA SPENCER, MERYL STREEP AND VINCE VAUGHN ANNOUNCED AS FINAL SLATE OF 89TH OSCARS ® PRESENTERS LOS ANGELES, CA — Oscar ® producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced the final slate of presenters for...