Welcome | German SOFIA Institute | Stuttgart University

Competence Center for Infrared Astronomy - German Operations Center of the SOFIA Observatory

Director of the Institute
Prof. Dr. Alfred Krabbe
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Deputy Director (NN) for
SOFIA Science Mission Operations
in California

Administration
Dr. Thomas Wegmann
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Education and Public Relations
Dr. Dörte Mehlert
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Dr. Cecilia Scorza
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Deutsches SOFIA Institut
Pfaffenwaldring 31
70569 Stuttgart
Tel. +49 (0)711/685-62375
Fax +49 (0)711/685-63596

The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a refurbished Boeing 747 SP with a 2,7 m Telescope onboard, is a flying observatory. Observations will presumably start in 2009.

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For an English-language page with information about SOFIA, please see the website of our partner institution, the Universities Space Research Association.

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