Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Program
Once SOFIA is fully operational, more than 50 educators will be selected each year to participate in one or more research flights. Following their flight experience, SOFIA's Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) will become part of a growing national network of master educators who conduct workshops, teacher in-service training, and other programs in their local school districts, science centers, and communities.
The "SOFIA Six" are the first set of educators selected in United States to participate in SOFIA's AAA program, flying in a series of flights from May 26 to June 4, 2011. The German partners also selected two teachers from Germany who flew in July, 2011.
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