This is a continuation from last week, looking at arguably the most complex instrument ever created by humans: the James Webb Space Telescope. It’s scheduled for launch on Dec. 22, before being positioned in its operational orbit (L2) a million miles from Earth. During its month-long voyage to L2, it will unfold, origami-style, into its […]
James Webb Space Telescope
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NASA’s Origami Telescope (Part 1)
The scheduled Dec. 22 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana will be the culmination of a quarter-century of designing, building and testing the most complicated thing ever built by humans. Webb, 25 years in the making, will succeed Hubble as NASA’s flagship project. Before reading more, I encourage you to check […]