Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Weather is nudging the James Webb Space Telescope from December 24 to a Christmas Day launch. NASA and Arianespace successfully completed the Launch Readiness Review for the James Webb Space Telescope on Dec. 21. The team authorized the Ariane 5 rocket carrying Webb to rollout and the start[Read More…]
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“Gift-wrapping” the Rocket for the James Webb Space Telescope’s Dec. 22 Launch
Kourou, French Guiana-(ENEWSPF)- Taking advantage of the spin of the earth close to the equator to give an extra push, the James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch from Kourou, French Guiana, on December 22. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 7:20 AM EST. Above technicians are gift-wrapping the rocket[Read More…]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Been Assembled for the First Time
By Thaddeus CesariNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Goddard Space Science Center-(ENEWSPF)-Reaching a major milestone, engineers have successfully connected the two halves of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in Redondo Beach, California. Once it reaches space, NASA’s most powerful and complex space telescope will explore the cosmos[Read More…]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Reveal Secrets of the Red Planet (Videos)
Baltimore, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2018 By: Christine Pulliam The planet Mars has fascinated scientists for over a century. Today, it is a frigid desert world with a carbon dioxide atmosphere 100 times thinner than Earth’s. But evidence suggests that in the early history of our solar system, Mars had an ocean’s[Read More…]
At Last, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be Launched Spring 2019
Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- At long last, NASA is planning to launch the James Webb Space Telescope between March and June 2019 from the northeastern tip of South America, French Guiana. First, there will be an assessment of the remaining integration and test activities, according to NASA. A launch window for the Webb (commonly[Read More…]
James Webb Space Telescope Arrives at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where it will undergo its last cryogenic test before it is launched into space in 2018. The telescope was loaded onto a trailer truck from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,[Read More…]
Time-lapse Video: The Assembly of the James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- This time-lapse shows the assembly of the primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Assembly was completed on February 3, 2016. JWST is the scientific successor to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. It will be the most powerful space telescope ever built. Webb will study many phases in the[Read More…]
Second Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope (Video/Story)
The Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph combined undergoing cryogenic testing. Credit: COM DEV Canada Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The second of four main instruments to fly aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been delivered to NASA. The Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) will enable the[Read More…]
Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
A new Webb Space Telescope image of the bright, nearby star Fomalhaut reveals its planetary system with details never seen before.
Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted December 22 Launch
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch preparations are resuming toward Webb’s target launch date of Wednesday, December 22, at 7:20 a.m. EST. Additional testing was conducted this week to ensure the observatory’s health following an incident that[Read More…]
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