The powerful antenna system that will enable NASA's GLAST to communicate with stations on Earth has been successfully connected to the spacecraft.
The powerful antenna system that will enable NASA's GLAST to communicate with stations on Earth has been successfully connected to the spacecraft.
The Delta II 7920-H rocket that will launch GLAST is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
On April 9, 2008, NASA opened the GLAST Burst Monitor Instrument Operations Center, the focal point for observing the universe's most powerful explosions.
An old saying goes: Those who don’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But research astronomers are quite content to repeat the history of their field, and for good reason.
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Go behind the scenes as a Delta II rocket prepares to launch the GLAST spacecraft.