The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Space telescope for gamma-ray astronomy launched in 2008

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit. Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which…