German and U.S. scientists
Credit: CARLA THOMAS/NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER
German and U.S. scientists still will have to wait until 2009 to start gathering test data using the Sofia (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) infrared sensor aircraft, but the program took a big step forward late last month with the first flight of the highly modified Boeing 747SP...
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