The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite is a telescope that performs high-resolution spectroscopy of a wide range of astronomical objects in far-ultraviolet light, a range shortward of that accessible with the Hubble Space Telescope. FUSE is the first satellite to observe this spectral range at high resolution since the Copernicus satellite in the mid-1970's. Developed and now operated in a University environment, FUSE is an example of NASA's "faster, cheaper, better" philosophy that has worked! Somewhat over a year into it's primary 3-year mission, I will review FUSE operations as they have developed and provide an overview of some of the science being produced by this specialized tool in NASA's astronomical tool belt.
Received December 21, 2000