• A New Tool for Astronomers
• 2700 pounds, 18 feet long
• Complementary to Hubble
• 10,000 times more sensitive than Copernicus

FUSE is a Mission

• Funded and Launched by NASA
• Origins Mission
• International Collaboration with France and Canada
• Partnership with U. Colorado, UC Berkeley, and numerous contractors
• Developed, Managed, and (to be) Operated by JHU
• 3-year (plus?) Mission Lifetime

FUSE is People

• 20 Key Scientists make up the Principal Investigator Team
• Over 600 people from NASA, JHU, APL, and Affiliates have worked on some aspect of FUSE
• 40 Engineers, Scientists, and Technical staff will operate FUSE

FUSE will be a Satellite!

• Launching on a Delta II rocket
• Nominal 768 km (480 mi) circular orbit
• Above atmosphere to observe Ultraviolet Light