NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch - NASA
NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit Dec. 18, 2021, to serve as the premier deep space observatory for the next decade.
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NASA readies James Webb Space Telescope for December launch
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I really hope nothing goes wrong.
I was shocked when how far out it's going. there's no way to repair like there was with hubble
I was shocked when how far out it's going. there's no way to repair like there was with hubble
After launch about a month to get to the Lagrange point.
Finally! Does anyone else feel like we've been waiting for this for like a decade? I hope this becomes as much of a game changer as Hubble was.
Launch isn't my worry. Its the trip through space to the Lagrange point.
This thing is going to break the simulation by observing the far ends of the universe in such insane detail.
I kid, but damn I can't wait for this.
I kid, but damn I can't wait for this.
Well, yeah. But I meant the launch itself. A quick google search says it was originally scheduled to launch in 2014. So, 7 years late at this point. Not quite a decade.
Exciting!
I will be extremely nervous during launch and the following months. The potential this has but the time it's taken to get to this point would mean heartbreak if something goes wrong...
Hoping for the best!
I will be extremely nervous during launch and the following months. The potential this has but the time it's taken to get to this point would mean heartbreak if something goes wrong...
Hoping for the best!
They'll discover a cosmic mirror 500 light years away that will reflect back an image of earth as it was 1000 years ago.
NASA is also funding the building of Mach effect engine prototypes to prove whether or not they are feasible.
The 2020s will likely be looked back on as the decade humanity made a major leap in space exploration.
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The 2020s will likely be looked back on as the decade humanity made a major leap in space exploration.
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I believe hearing that will takes months after launch still but perhaps someone can correct me on this.
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"Webb will undergo science and calibration testing once it reaches its orbit, so regular science operations and the best images will begin to arrive around six months after launch. However, it is normal to also take a series of "first light" images that may arrive slightly earlier."
Mission & Launch Quick Facts
Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the mission and launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
webbtelescope.org
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Yes it will give us imagery we have never been able to produce before.
They get one shot at this this. There have been huge testing and trouble shooting delays as a result.
