Title :
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope: Overview and early science results
Author :
Leibee, Jack ; Seidleck, Mark ; McEnery, Julie
Author_Institution :
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Abstract :
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly named GLAST) was designed and built by NASA, the United States Department of Energy, and agencies in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden. It launched in June of 2008 and has been observing the gamma-ray sky for over 6 months. This paper describes the mission overview and the mission systems; outlines how the instruments work; summarizes the on-orbit activation, and discusses the recent science highlights.
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; gamma-ray astronomy; space research; AD 2008 06; Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope; GLAST; NASA; gamma-ray sky; mission overview; on-orbit activation; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace conference, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2621-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2622-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2009.4839328
