- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes one big step towards eventually being cleared for launch by arranging its mirror array.
- The telescope’s current launch date is 2021, but that may change as the coronavirus pandemic has forced a reduction in the workforce.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen far more than its fair share of delays since being formally announced. The spacecraft is so far over budget and behind schedule that it’s almost comical, and much of the blame rests with the company that NASA hired to build much of the telescope, Northrop Grumman.
However, despite its continued problems, the telescope is slowly coming together. A new update from NASA shows the telescope finally stretching its legs… er, well, stretching some of its moving parts, at least. A recent test demonstrated the ability of the telescope to fully deploy its shiny new mirror, which is one of the first things it’ll have to do after being sent to space, and before it can actually gaze deep into the cosmos.
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