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  2. Launch and commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope

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    The James Webb Space Telescope was released from the rocket upper stage 27 minutes after a flawless launch. [ 1 ] [ 14 ] Starting 31 minutes after launch, and continuing for about 13 days, JWST began the process of deploying its solar array, antenna, sunshield, and mirrors. [ 27 ]

  3. James Webb Space Telescope - Wikipedia

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    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space , it is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, allowing it to view objects too old, distant , or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope . [ 9 ]

  4. Timeline of the James Webb Space Telescope - Wikipedia

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    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international 21st-century space observatory that was launched on 25 December 2021. [1] [2] It is intended to be the premier observatory of the 2020s, combining the largest mirror yet on a near-infrared space telescope with a suite of technologically advanced instruments from around the world. [3]

  5. NASA's revolutionary new space telescope launched from French ...

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    (Reuters) -NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary instrument built to peer the farthest yet into the cosmos, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America's northeastern ...

  6. What to know about James Webb, the NC native and ... - AOL

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    James Webb: Tenure at NASA. When the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, “Sputnik,” into space and the space race heated up, Webb was put in charge of the United States ...

  7. Ariane flight VA256 - Wikipedia

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    Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) into space on 25 December 2021. [3] It was 2021's final Ariane flight, its most valuable payload to date, and the 256th Ariane mission. The launch was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect". [4]

  8. Great Observatories program - Wikipedia

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    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched in December 2021 and works simultaneously with Hubble. [17] Its segmented, deployable mirror is over twice as wide as the Hubble's, increasing angular resolution noticeably, and sensitivity dramatically. Unlike Hubble, JWST observes in the infrared, in order to penetrate dust at cosmological distances.

  9. Space like never before: James Webb Telescope brings the ...

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    The Museum of Natural and Cultural History opens its newest exhibit featuring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, promising an awe-inspiring experience.