Gamma Ray Observatory back on line after software glitch

NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was back on line Thursday after a ground-based software glitch sent controllers at Goddard Space Flight Center, Md., scrambling to restore the spacecraft's attitude control. The problem arose Aug. 21 after controllers switched the CGRO attitude control...

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