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< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 1 6 " n o w r a p > & n b s p ; < / t d >
< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 3 4 3 " n o w r a p > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . n a s a . g o v " t a r g e t = " _ b l a n k " > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / l o g o _ n a s a . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 4 0 " h e i g h t = " 4 9 " a l t = " N a t i o n a l A e r o n a u t i c s A n d S p a c e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n - l i n k t o h t t p : / / w w w . n a s a . g o v " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > < / t d >
< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 1 " n o w r a p > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / 2 1 2 1 2 1 . g i f " w i d t h = " 1 " h e i g h t = " 4 5 " a l t = " " > < / t d >
< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 2 0 " n o w r a p > & n b s p ; < / t d >
< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 9 0 " n o w r a p > < a h r e f = " i n d e x . h t m l " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " > + H o m e < / a > < b r >
< a h r e f = " s i t e m a p . h t m l " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " > + S i t e m a p < / a > < b r >
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< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " c l a s s = " b l u e b a r " w i d t h = " 9 0 " n o w r a p > < b r >
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< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " w i d t h = " 1 " a l i g n = " r i g h t " n o w r a p > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / 2 1 2 1 2 1 . g i f " w i d t h = " 1 " h e i g h t = " 4 5 " a l t = " " > < / t d >
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< i n p u t s i z e = " 1 3 " n a m e = " s p - q " c l a s s = " s e a r c h " >
< i n p u t t y p e = h i d d e n n a m e = " s p - a " v a l u e = " s p 1 0 0 2 4 a e 0 " >
< i n p u t t y p e = h i d d e n n a m e = " s p - p " v a l u e = " a n y " >
< i n p u t t y p e = h i d d e n n a m e = " s p - f " v a l u e = " I S O - 8 8 5 9 - 1 " >
< i n p u t t y p e = " i m a g e " V A L U E = " S e a r c h " n a m e = " s e a r c h " b o r d e r = " 0 " s r c = " i m a g e s / b t n _ s e a r c h . g i f " a l t = " S e a r c h " w i d t h = " 1 1 5 " h e i g h t = " 2 0 " >
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< t d b g c o l o r = " # C C C C C C " h e i g h t = " 6 5 " w i d t h = " 2 0 " a l i g n = " r i g h t " n o w r a p > & n b s p ; < / t d >
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< t r > < t d h e i g h t = " 4 5 " c o l s p a n = " 9 " b g c o l o r = " 8 C A A D 7 " > < a h r e f = " i n d e x - n o f l a s h . h t m l " > < I M G S R C = " i m a g e s / i m g _ n o f l a s h . j p g " H E I G H T = " 4 5 " W I D T H = " 7 6 3 " a l t = " A m e s R e s e a r c h C e n t e r - L i n k t o h o m e " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
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< t d h e i g h t = " 2 3 " c o l s p a n = " 9 " c l a s s = " g r e y b a r " > & n b s p ; & n b s p ;
< a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . n a s a . g o v / c e n t e r s / a m e s / m i s s i o n s / 2 0 0 7 / s o f i a . h t m l " c l a s s = " l i g h t b l u e s u b " > S O F I A < / a > > S O F I A - U p p e r D e c k R e s e a r c h F a c i l i t y < / t d >
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< t a b l e w i d t h = " 7 6 3 " b o r d e r = " 0 " c e l l s p a c i n g = " 0 " c e l l p a d d i n g = " 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 0 0 % " >
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< i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / i c o n _ s i t e m a p _ o p e n . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l t = " S O F I A U p p e r D e c k h o m e l i n k " > H o m e < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
< t r > < t d c o l s p a n = " 2 " w i d t h = " 2 2 0 " > < a h r e f = " a r c h i v e . h t m l " c l a s s = " s u b m e n u - m a i n " >
< i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / i c o n _ s i t e m a p _ m a i n . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l t = " S O F I A U p p e r D e c k W o r k s h o p p r o c e e d i n g s l i n k " > P r o c e e d i n g s < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
< t r > < t d c o l s p a n = " 2 " w i d t h = " 2 2 0 " > < a h r e f = " a b o u t S O F I A - S U R F . h t m l " c l a s s = " s u b m e n u - m a i n " >
< i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / i c o n _ s i t e m a p _ m a i n . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l t = " A b o u t U p p e r D e c k l i n k " > A b o u t U p p e r D e c k < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
< t r > < t d c o l s p a n = " 2 " w i d t h = " 2 2 0 " > < a h r e f = " s c i e n c e . h t m l " c l a s s = " s u b m e n u - m a i n " >
< i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / i c o n _ s i t e m a p _ m a i n . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l t = " S c i e n c e l i n k " > S c i e n c e < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
< t r > < t d c o l s p a n = " 2 " w i d t h = " 2 2 0 " > < a h r e f = " s c o p e . h t m l " c l a s s = " s u b m e n u - m a i n " >
< i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / i c o n _ s i t e m a p _ m a i n . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 1 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l t = " W o r k s h o p l i n k " > 2 0 0 4 W o r k s h o p < b r > < / a > < / t d > < / t r >
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< L I > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . n a s a . g o v / c e n t e r s / d r y d e n / s i t e 9 / i n d e x . h t m l " > D r y d e n A i r c r a f t O p e r a t i o n F a c i l i t y < / a > < / L I >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . s o f i a . u s r a . e d u / " t a r g e t = " _ b l a n k " > U S R A - S O F I A < / a > < / l i >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / g e o . a r c . n a s a . g o v / " > N A S A A m e s E a r t h S c i e n c e D i v i s i o n < a / > < / L I >
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2 0 0 7 June - Walter Miller and Kaiser Adeni of NASA Ames Research Center presented a 4-page technical paper "Sofia As A Dual-Use Airborne Platform For Infrared Astronomy And Earth Science Missions" at the 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment (San Jose, Costa Rica, June 25-29, 2007).
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