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JWST Structure Undergoes Spin Tests The hardware structure that will support the scientific payload on the American space agency's next-generation space telescope has recently been put through its paces at a NASA science facility. The component managed to finish all assessments with flying colors. The reason why NASA is conducting these tests is t... 27 May 2011 10:57 GMT JWST Chassis Subjected to Extreme Tests The first of the next generation of space telescopes has just underwent a new series of extreme tests, meant to assess whether or not it's ready to endure the bumpy road to space. The chassis of the new instrument passed the assessments with flying colors.The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a joint endeavor o... 9 March 2011 04:46 GMT JWST Starting to Take Shape at Goddard Center The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most ambitious observatories ever planned. Designed to work in infrared wavelengths, it will be a partial successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope. The JWST, which will be able to see the most distant objects in the Universe with the utmost precision, took ano... 16 September 2009 05:27 GMT