James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
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The manufacture of the JWST mirror blanks has now been completed.
Despite this milestone, the fate of JWST is still somewhat precarious, because although the scientific bang from the telescope is expected to be huge, the bucks required have increased to a staggering $4.5 billion. A Space.com article on the squeeze in NASA's space-based astronomy plans gives some background. The JWST home page can be found here. The Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs Hubble, also has a site here. As does ESA. |
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Fingers crossed for this launch date - it's been a while....
![]() Has there been a more complicated sequence of unlocking/unfurling of the science platform/sub-systems post-launch on an unmanned mission before?? I've every faith that all will go to plan - I reckon JWST will be a game-changer in the same way that Hubble was/is. Can't wait. |
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