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NASA is looking for partners to keep SOFIA aircraft flying

Houston, NASA - The modified 747SP of the space agency may be utilized "For scientific investigations or for other potential uses"

NASA, the American space agency, issued a Request for Information (RFI) Monday soliciting potential partners interested in using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft for scientific investigations or for other potential uses. NASA's Fiscal Year 2015 budget request to Congress calls for SOFIA to be placed in storage next year unless the agency's contribution to the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1159350
Rome, Italy, 04/02/2014 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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