Orbital Telescope Remained In Honor Of Enrico Fermi
NASA's newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space
Telescope, or GLAST, has begun its mission of exploring the
universe in high-energy gamma rays. The spacecraft and its
revolutionary instruments passed their orbital checkout with flying
colors. NASA announced Tuesday GLAST has been renamed the Fermi
Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The new name honors Prof. Enrico Fermi
(1901 - 1954), a pioneer in high-energy physics.