Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) 6 Cm Round Badge

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 astronomers mostly intend to perform an all-sky survey studying astrophysical and cosmological phenomena such as active galactic nuclei, pulsars, other high-energy sources and dark matter. Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM; formerly GLAST Burst Monitor), is being used to study gamma-ray bursts. Fermi was launched on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 GMT aboard a Delta II 7920-H rocket. The mission is a joint venture of NASA, the United States Department of Energy, and government agencies in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Sweden. We have the separate US logos for the NASA GLAST program and the US Department of Energy's program. Fermi gained its new name in 2008: On 26 Aug 2008, GLAST was renamed the "Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope" in honour of Enrico Fermi, a pioneer in high-energy physics. Questions? Comments? We're officially licensed by NASA ... so we do special orders and customisation and its always free. Whether its the NASA, ESA or JPL logo on the back or shirt or inside a card, we add these at no additional cost.