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Need your input

Hello there, This is a survey for my UX design project , where I need to design an website for ordering custom printed T shirts. To begin the process I need to conduct interviews about the project, If you are willing to be a part of my UX design journey and interested to share your thoughts, Kindly will the form to share thoughts, Your input means a lot. And share with the people who are interested to share their thoughts. If you are available please fill the form. I guarantee it will be fun activity,  Link to form:    https://forms.gle/potVXeUByvUUeKph7

SOFIA - The Flying Telescope

NASA's SOFIA Credit: NASA / Jim Ross Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy is commonly called as "SOFIA" , owned by National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) and German Aerospace Center (DLR) , Universities Space Research Association (USRA) . Generally SOFIA is carried by Boeing 747SP aircraft which was modified to carry a telescope. The Boeing 747SP was purchased by USRA on April 30,1997. Later on the same year it was brought by NASA. And NASA modified the aircraft and insert a telescope. They did many tests for this airborne observatory. On May 26, 2010 SOFIA started its service and it still continue to fly and doing its work well., wait! what is its work?  SOFIA's work       Image credit: NASA   SOFIA has 2.5m(8.2 ft) diameter reflecting telescope, it is designed for infrared astronomy observation in the stratosphere layer at a distance 40,000ft from the Earth. The reason for building this flying telescope is to find the celestial magnet