The GLAST satellite will launch in 2008 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, on Florida's east coast. GLAST will be carried on a Delta II Heavy launch vehicle, with 9 solid rocket boosters. GLAST is the first imaging gamma-ray observatory to survey the entire sky every day and with high sensitivity. It will give scientists a unique opportunity to learn about the ever-changing Universe at extreme energies.
Interviews with (in order of appearance):
Peter Michaelson - Large Area Telescope (LAT) Principal Investigator, Stanford University
Lynn Cominsky - GLAST Astrophysicist and Education and Public Outreach Lead, Sonoma State University
David Thompson - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Kevin Grady - GLAST Project Manager, NASA Goddard
Neil Johnson - Large Area Telescope (LAT) Deputy Principal Investigator, US Naval Research Lab
Jonathan Ormes - Large Area Telescope (LAT) Senior Scientist Advisory Committee, University of Denver
Charles \"Chip\" Meegan - GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Principal Investigator, NASA Marshall
Luke Drury - Professor of Astronomy, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Per Carlson - Professor of Elementary Particle Physics, Manne Siegbahn Laboratory
Isabelle Grenier - Principal Investigator of the GLAST French contribution, French Atomic Energy Commission", "items": [], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 355869, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10324/#media_group_355869", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "The hopes and anticipations of the GLAST team as they prepare for launch.
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