Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| International Gamma Ray Laboratory Inte |
A European/Russian orbiting observatory for spectroscopy and accurate imaging of gamma-ray sources. Launch by a Russian Proton launcher is planned for 2001.
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