Sunshield Tensioning Begins! - James Webb Tracker! #NASA #WEBB

Happy New Year, 2022 my Brothers and Sisters and although it is foggy, rainy, and just d@mn3d depressing this morning weather wise! It is a great beginning to the new year, otherwise!

This morning I bring you an update to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which as of this point in time is now at 52.5 % (Launch + 7 days) of the way to the Lagrange 2 Point (or L2), where it will be in orbit during its expected 10 plus year life... Tensioning of the massive sunshield has begun...
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"Sunshield Tensioning Begins! - James Webb Tracker! #NASA #WEBB
#JWST #NASA #JamesWebbLaunch
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James Webb Space Telescope launched on Saturday, Dec 25 at 12:20 UTC from Guiana Space Centre. Webb Telescope liftoff aboard Ariane 5 rocket.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope being jointly developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. It is planned to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA’s Flagship astrophysics mission.

With revolutionary technology, Webb will observe a part of space and time never seen before, providing a wealth of amazing views into an era when the very first stars and galaxies formed––over 13.5 billion years ago.

Webb is NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope ever constructed. Webb’s enormous size and frigid operating temperature present extraordinary engineering challenges.

After launching from French Guiana, the observatory will travel to an orbit about one million miles away from Earth and undergo six months of commissioning in space—unfolding its mirrors, sunshield, and other smaller systems, cooling down, aligning, and calibrating.

I hope you enjoy it!
Kerry
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