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NASA: GLAST satellite ready for launch

Cape Canaveral, USA - Scheduled on June 3rd from Cape Canaveral

GLAST, the NASA mission for gamma ray astronomy developed with significant Italian participation, is finally ready for launch. Liftoff, originally scheduled on May 16 but delayed due to a launcher failure, wiil take place from Cape Canaveral on June 3, with a launch window between 11:45 and 1:40 (local time). GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) is a mission aimed at developing gamma-ray...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1090237
Rome, Italy, 05/29/2008 14:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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