Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin For this atmospheric exploration, NASA teams up with Germany's space agency

For this atmospheric exploration, NASA teams up with Germany's space agency

Published: April 23, 2021, 2:08 p.m.

b"A teaming arrangement between NASA and Germany's Aerospace Center has started focusing on the earth's mesophere and lower thermosphere, where scientists say they have a lot to learn. They're using an instrument known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA. With how the joint venture works and what each country brings to it, the Federal Drive turned to the director of the SOFIA science mission operations, Dr. Margaret Meixner.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"