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- By Tudor Vieru
- April 17th, 2014
All Instruments Installed on NASA's Future Flagship Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is taking shape in Maryland
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- By Tudor Vieru
- April 3rd, 2014
Advanced Spectrograph Instrument Installed on the James Webb Telescope
This is one of four main instruments on NASA's next flagship observatory
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- March 31st, 2014
Valve Issues Plague One of James Webb's Instruments
The component does not appear to be functioning properly
- Space
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- March 31st, 2014
Infrared Camera Installed on the James Webb Space Telescope
The spacecraft is currently scheduled to launch by 2018
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- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2014
NASA Reveals the Anatomy of James Webb Space Telescope's Mirrors
These are the most flat mirrors ever produced anywhere in the world
- Space
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- January 25th, 2014
James Webb Telescopes Passes Critical Development Milestone
The spacecraft remains on track for a launch date beyond 2018
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- By Tudor Vieru
- December 27th, 2013
James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Starts Launch Testing
This protective layer is one of the most complex ever designed
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- By Tudor Vieru
- December 18th, 2013
All JWST Mirror Segments Delivered to Goddard
The components are currently being inspected for damage
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- By Tudor Vieru
- December 5th, 2013
Cooling System on James Webb Telescope Instrument Enters Testing
NASA plans to check each individual science instrument at a time
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- By Tudor Vieru
- November 27th, 2013
Core of Future Flagship Telescope Completes Cryogenic Tests at NASA
This module will hold everything else in place, experts say
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- November 20th, 2013
NASA's Next-Generation Telescope Bound for California
Scientists have finished testing it at a special NASA facility
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- November 7th, 2013
Video: Critical James Webb Space Telescope Spectrometer Delivered to NASA
The device will go into space on the world's most complex observatory
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- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2013
Mirror Segment for NASA Telescope Gets Precision Treatment at NASA
The JWST is the most advanced space telescope ever built
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- By Tudor Vieru
- October 4th, 2012
NASA Experts Inspect Amazing JWST Mirror
The first two mirrors to go on the massive telescope have been delivered
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- By Tudor Vieru
- October 3rd, 2012
Thermal Insulators Applied to James Webb Telescope's Electronics
The procedure is being carried out a NASA center in Maryland
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- By Tudor Vieru
- September 25th, 2012
First Couple of JWST Mirrors Reach NASA
The instruments have been developed by Ball Aerospace
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- September 20th, 2012
First Webb Telescope Mirrors Shipped to NASA
Ball Aerospace is the primary subcontractor for these instruments