FUSE is a NASA-supported astronomy mission that was launched on June 24, 1999,
to explore the Universe using the technique of high-resolution spectroscopy in the
far-ultraviolet spectral region. The Johns Hopkins University has the lead role in
developing and now operating the mission, in collaboration with The University of
Colorado at Boulder, The University of California at Berkeley, international partners
the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the French Space Agency (CNES), and
corporate partners.