Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy" in English language version.

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747sp.com

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airliners.net

"N747NA". Retrieved August 1, 2013.

archive.today

Berger, Brian (May 30, 2006). "NASA Expected To Save SOFIA". Space News Business Report. Archived from the original on April 20, 2007.
"Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors". SOFIA Science Center. Universities Science Research Association. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014.
"News and Updates". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012.

arxiv.org

Krabbe, Alfred (March 2007). "SOFIA telescope". Proceedings of SPIE: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. Munich, Germany: SPIE — The International Society for Optical Engineering. pp. 276–281. arXiv:astro-ph/0004253. Bibcode:2000SPIE.4014..276K. doi:10.1117/12.389103.
Krabbe, Alfred; Casey, Sean C. (July 2002). "First Light SOFIA Instruments". Proceedings, SPIE conference on Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing X. Seattle, USA: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co. arXiv:astro-ph/0207417. Bibcode:2002astro.ph..7417K.
Titz, Ruth; Roeser, Hans-Peter (1998). SOFIA : astronomy and technology in the 21st century. Vol. 12. Berlin: Wissenschaft und Technik. p. 107. arXiv:astro-ph/9908345. Bibcode:1999RvMA...12..107K. ISBN 3-89685-558-1.

astrobites.org

Kulkarni, Sumeet (September 28, 2022). "SOFIA: NASA's flying infrared observatory prepares for its final take-off". Astrobites. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

boeing.com

"The Boeing 747 Classics". boeing.com. The Boeing Co. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2009. Boeing also built the 747-100SP (special performance), which had a shortened fuselage and was designed to fly higher, faster and farther non-stop than any 747 model of its time.

doi.org

Reinacher, Andreas; Graf, Friederike; Greiner, Benjamin; et al. (2018). "The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation". Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. 7 (4): 1840007. Bibcode:2018JAI.....740007R. doi:10.1142/S225117171840007X. S2CID 126242974.
Krabbe, Alfred (March 2007). "SOFIA telescope". Proceedings of SPIE: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. Munich, Germany: SPIE — The International Society for Optical Engineering. pp. 276–281. arXiv:astro-ph/0004253. Bibcode:2000SPIE.4014..276K. doi:10.1117/12.389103.
Casey, Sean C. (2004). "The SOFIA program: astronomers return to the stratosphere". Advances in Space Research. 34 (3): 77–115. Bibcode:2004AdSpR..34..560C. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.026.
Honniball, C.I.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 121–127. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-01222-x. S2CID 228954129. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
Hayne, P.O.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Micro cold traps on the Moon". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1198-9. S2CID 218595642. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

eso.org

Staff (December 14, 1999). "REOSC Delivers the Best Astronomical Mirror in the World to ESO". European Southern Observatory. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2008.

flightaware.com

"N747NA". Retrieved August 1, 2013.
"NASA747 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Tracking and History 28-Sep-2022 (KPMD-KPMD)". FlightAware. September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
"N747NA Flight Tracking and History". FlightAware. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

harvard.edu

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Reinacher, Andreas; Graf, Friederike; Greiner, Benjamin; et al. (2018). "The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation". Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. 7 (4): 1840007. Bibcode:2018JAI.....740007R. doi:10.1142/S225117171840007X. S2CID 126242974.
Krabbe, Alfred (March 2007). "SOFIA telescope". Proceedings of SPIE: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. Munich, Germany: SPIE — The International Society for Optical Engineering. pp. 276–281. arXiv:astro-ph/0004253. Bibcode:2000SPIE.4014..276K. doi:10.1117/12.389103.
Krabbe, Alfred; Casey, Sean C. (July 2002). "First Light SOFIA Instruments". Proceedings, SPIE conference on Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing X. Seattle, USA: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co. arXiv:astro-ph/0207417. Bibcode:2002astro.ph..7417K.
Keller, Luke; Jurgen Wolf (October 2010). "NASA's New Airborne Observatory". Sky and Telescope. 120 (4): 22–28. Bibcode:2010S&T...120d..22K.
Erickson, E. F.; Davidson, J. A. (July 1994). "SOFIA: The future of airborne astronomy". Proceedings of the Airborne Astronomy Symposium on the Galactic Ecosystem: From Gas to Stars to Dust. Mountain View, CA: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. pp. 707–773. Bibcode:1976IAUS...73...75P.
Titz, Ruth; Roeser, Hans-Peter (1998). SOFIA : astronomy and technology in the 21st century. Vol. 12. Berlin: Wissenschaft und Technik. p. 107. arXiv:astro-ph/9908345. Bibcode:1999RvMA...12..107K. ISBN 3-89685-558-1.
Casey, Sean C. (2004). "The SOFIA program: astronomers return to the stratosphere". Advances in Space Research. 34 (3): 77–115. Bibcode:2004AdSpR..34..560C. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.026.

iop.org

iopscience.iop.org

"Detection of Molecular H2O on Nominally Anhydrous Asteroids".

nasa.gov

"NASA – NASA Selects Science Instrument Upgrade for Flying Observatory". Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
"Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 308911 SOFIA Quick Facts" (PDF). nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2010. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010. Manufacturer's serial number:21441 Line number:306
Hautaluoma, Grey; Hagenauer, Beth (May 11, 2007). "NASA's SOFIA to be Rededicated on Historic Lindbergh Anniversary". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
"SOFIA Upgrades: Integrating Telescope Onboard Command and Control Systems". nasa.gov. www.nasa.gov. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019.
"NASA, Partner Decide to Conclude SOFIA Mission". NASA. April 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
Fisher, Alise (December 8, 2022). "NASA's Retired SOFIA Aircraft Finds New Home at Arizona Museum". NASA. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
Mewhinney, Mike (May 24, 2005). "Kuiper Airborne Observatory Marks 30th Anniversary of its Dedication". NASA. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
"NASA Astronomical Observatory Passes Hurdle". June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2006. NASA Headquarters press release 06-240
Hautaluoma, Grey; Hagenauer, Beth (January 16, 2008). "SOFIA Completes Closed-Door Test Flights". NASA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
Veronico, Nicholas A.; Squires, Kate K. (June 29, 2015). "SOFIA in the Right Place at the Right Time for Pluto Observations". NASA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
Bell, Kassandra (May 6, 2016). "Flying Observatory Detects Atomic Oxygen in Martian Atmosphere". NASA. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
Veronico, Nicholas A. (January 19, 2016). "Don't Judge an Asteroid by its Cover: Mid-infrared Data from SOFIA Shows Ceres' True Composition". NASA. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

astrobiology.nasa.gov

Voytek, Mary A. (November 15, 2019). "SOFIA missions astrobiology". NASA. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

nature.com

Honniball, C.I.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 121–127. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-01222-x. S2CID 228954129. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
Hayne, P.O.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Micro cold traps on the Moon". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1198-9. S2CID 218595642. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

newscientist.com

McKee, Maggie (February 13, 2006). "NASA leaves jumbo-jet telescope on the runway". NewScientist.com.

nytimes.com

Chang, Kenneth (October 26, 2020). "There's Water and Ice on the Moon, and in More Places Than NASA Once Thought – Future astronauts seeking water on the moon may not need to go into the most treacherous craters in its polar regions to find it". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

omegataupodcast.net

Beall, Ace (December 8, 2015). "Omega Tau Podcast Episode 190 – SOFIA Part 2, The Flights" (Interview). Interviewed by Markus Völter. Omega Tau Podcast.

pimaair.org

"Boeing 747SP "SOFIA"". Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

seeker.com

"SOFIA Sees Jupiter's Ancient Heat". Seeker.com. DNews. May 29, 2010.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Reinacher, Andreas; Graf, Friederike; Greiner, Benjamin; et al. (2018). "The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation". Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. 7 (4): 1840007. Bibcode:2018JAI.....740007R. doi:10.1142/S225117171840007X. S2CID 126242974.
Honniball, C.I.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 121–127. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-01222-x. S2CID 228954129. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
Hayne, P.O.; et al. (October 26, 2020). "Micro cold traps on the Moon". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1198-9. S2CID 218595642. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

space.com

Berger, Brian (May 30, 2006). "NASA Expected To Save SOFIA". Space News Business Report. Archived from the original on April 20, 2007.
Howell, Elizabeth (August 6, 2016). "Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's 'Uhura,' Will Fly on NASA's SOFIA Observatory". Space.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

spacenews.com

"Astrophysics decadal survey recommends NASA terminate SOFIA". SpaceNews. November 13, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

spaceref.com

"New Facility to Improve Airborne Telescope's Clarity". NASA.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

usra.edu

sofia.usra.edu

"SOFIA Science Center". Universities Space Research Association. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
"News and Updates". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
Mewhinney, Michael (September 9, 2004). "NASA Airborne Observatory Sees Stars For First Time". SOFIA Science Center. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2003.
Martin, Lance; Backman, Dana (April 26, 2007). "SOFIA Airborne Observatory Completes First Test Flight". SOFIA Science Center. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
"Cycle 7 Current Schedule and Flight Plans". SOFIA Science Center. Universities Space Research Association.
"Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors". SOFIA Science Center. Universities Science Research Association. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014.
"News and Updates". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012.
"SOFIA Science Newsletter". SOFIA Science Center. April 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

washingtonpost.com

Guarino, Ben; Achenbach, Joel (October 26, 2020). "Pair of studies confirm there is water on the moon – New research confirms what scientists had theorized for years — the moon is wet". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

web.archive.org

"NASA – NASA Selects Science Instrument Upgrade for Flying Observatory". Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
"Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 308911 SOFIA Quick Facts" (PDF). nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2010. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010. Manufacturer's serial number:21441 Line number:306
"News and Updates". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
"The Boeing 747 Classics". boeing.com. The Boeing Co. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2009. Boeing also built the 747-100SP (special performance), which had a shortened fuselage and was designed to fly higher, faster and farther non-stop than any 747 model of its time.
Hautaluoma, Grey; Hagenauer, Beth (May 11, 2007). "NASA's SOFIA to be Rededicated on Historic Lindbergh Anniversary". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
"SOFIA Upgrades: Integrating Telescope Onboard Command and Control Systems". nasa.gov. www.nasa.gov. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019.
Staff (December 14, 1999). "REOSC Delivers the Best Astronomical Mirror in the World to ESO". European Southern Observatory. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
Mewhinney, Michael (September 9, 2004). "NASA Airborne Observatory Sees Stars For First Time". SOFIA Science Center. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2003.
"NASA Astronomical Observatory Passes Hurdle". June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2006. NASA Headquarters press release 06-240
Martin, Lance; Backman, Dana (April 26, 2007). "SOFIA Airborne Observatory Completes First Test Flight". SOFIA Science Center. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
Hautaluoma, Grey; Hagenauer, Beth (January 16, 2008). "SOFIA Completes Closed-Door Test Flights". NASA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
Veronico, Nicholas A.; Squires, Kate K. (June 29, 2015). "SOFIA in the Right Place at the Right Time for Pluto Observations". NASA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
Veronico, Nicholas A. (January 19, 2016). "Don't Judge an Asteroid by its Cover: Mid-infrared Data from SOFIA Shows Ceres' True Composition". NASA. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

x.com

Zurbuchen, Thomas [@Dr_ThomasZ] (September 28, 2022). "The @SOFIAtelescope just embarked on its last flight. On behalf of our team, I am grateful to the dedicated scientists and engineers, including many from @DLR_en, who have contributed important science results and have done so safely. Follow along at https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA747" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2022 – via Twitter.