Cycle 1 Science Status and How to Propose Time on SOFIA

SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a joint project between NASA and DLR to provide a 2.5-m telescope that flies at stratospheric altitudes. Access to large parts of the otherwise obscured infrared spectrum is enabled. SOFIA is successfully conducting its Cycle 1 science observations in 2013. The instruments that will be commissioned are the FORCAST mid-infrared camera with Grisms, the GREAT heterodyne spectrometer, the HIPO photometer, and FLITECAM near infrared imager with Grisms. In this paper we present the current science highlights from Cycle 1 and discuss the process for proposing time on SOFIA.