GLAST Spacecraft Lauch

The Delta II rocket easily lifted the GLAST spacecraft off the launch pad, out of the smoke and clouds and into a beautiful clear-blue Florida sky headed for space.

GLAST is a powerful space observatory that will open a wide window on the universe. Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light, and the gamma-ray sky is spectacularly different from the one we perceive with our own eyes. With a huge leap in all key capabilities, GLAST data will enable scientists to answer persistent questions across a broad range of topics, including supermassive black-hole systems, pulsars, the origin of cosmic rays, and searches for signals of new physics.

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[KaosFromCoD4]

wow amazing...tht went up fast...when the next time there launching another shuttle ???

[CrissLeto]

The next shuttle will be the STS-125, the last Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, it will be the Atlantis Shuttle, it will be launched on October 8, 2008.

[CrissLeto]

GLAST must be pretty heavy, if NASA went for the Heavy Boosters.

But it was a beautiful launch, very impressing speed.

And I second that awesme1! Bravo for GLAST and NASA!

[SoldierCyfix]

i think it takes 700mph to break the sound barrier, this was traveling 7000mph! ripping the sky

[horndog691]

I love to see lauches into space. I was born too late to be a part of the apolo missions. My earliest memories was one of the saddest in history. I was in the 4th grade and our teacher turned on the TV so we could watch the space shuttle Challenger cary a teacher into space. Somehow when watching the tragedy my brain new what happened even before my eyes finished sending the signal to my brain. I new then as a 4th grader as I do now. With great ambition there is great triuph and great loss.

[gaspad]

thank you! :-)

[awesme1]

What a great lift off! BRAVO for GLAST and everyone that was involved...CONGRATULATIONS on a successful launch!