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The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope - Overview and Early Science ResultsThe Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly named GLAST) was designed and built by NASA, many cooperating foreign space agencies, and the United States Department of Energy. It launched in June of 2008 and has been observing gamma-ray bursts for over 8 months. This paper describes the mission systems and the mission overview; how the instruments work; summarizes the on-orbit activation, and discusses the most recent science highlights.
Document ID
20090002125
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Leibee, Jack (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Seidleck, Mark (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McEnery, Julie (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Montana
Country: United States
Start Date: March 7, 2009
End Date: March 14, 2009
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Public
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