Future missions will include ASTRO-F, the Herschel Space Observatory and the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy telescope.

Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

He formerly was the NASA Project Scientist of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or Sofia, made 35 flights in the past year, shedding light on the far-flung Orion Nebula and our relatively near neighbour Pluto.

The Kuiper Airborne Observatory and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy use airplanes to observe in the infrared, which is absorbed by water vapor in the atmosphere.

Since putting telescopes in orbit is expensive, there are also airborne observatories, such as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.

Dryden is also involved in NASA's space science mission by managing and flying the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

For example, Lowell staff built a sophisticated high-speed camera for use on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

They are the first results from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), designed to capture colours blocked by Earth's atmosphere.