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The Large Area Telescope (LAT) is the primary instrument on the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), a space based observatory which is scheduled to launch late this year. The LAT traces its heritage from the particle physics community and represents a large departure in design and capability from previous space based experiments. Similarly, power, communication, and physical access limitations...
The Swift gamma-ray burst explorer is a NASA mid-sized explorer (MIDEX) with the primary mission of determining the origins of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). It is the first mission to autonomously respond to newly-discovered GRBs and provide immediate follow-up with narrow field instruments capable of multiwavelength (UV, optical, X-ray) observations. The characteristics of GRBs that are the key mission...
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