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Time to get psyched for
the
James Webb Space Telescope!


Update: Delayed due to weather. NASA Blog Announcement

Jump in to the NASA KWST Project

Website for full details, or take a look at some fantastic videos below.

For a quick review of the deployment process, James Webb Space Telescope Nominal Deployment Sequence

Spoiler

• Most expensive piece of scientific equipment - ever! 22 Meters by 12 Meters
  
• 6.5 Meter Mirrors, roughly 15x larger than Hubble Space Telescope
  
• Infrared Cameras will be able to observe objects 13.6 billion year ago. "This is the furthest back in time ever observed by humanity"
  
• Orbital platform will reside at 1.5 million miles from Earth.
  
• Complex "sun shade" on back of telescope will create ~600º temperature differential so the camera arrays can maintain a -223ºC temperature.

Videos

• 60 Minutes
  
• "This is a film about the James Webb Space Telescope" - Kevin Hainline

Come chat with other space nerds!

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