SOFIA Stargazing Education Outreach Event
Co-sponsored by SHADES OF BLUE DC/MD/VA Chapter andScience, Mathematics, Aerospace, Research, and Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)A 747 Jumbo Jet has been reconfigured for the StratosphericObservatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) thatflies above the clouds (41,000 to 45,000 ft. altitudes) toview selected targets in the universe. On September 15,2015, Nichelle Nichols (Lt./Commander Uhura of the StarshipEnterprise on Star Trek) […]