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NASA Says Tiny Meteoroid Struck James Webb Space Telescope, Knocked Gold-Plated Mirror Out of Alignment
A tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing the orbiting observatory's schedule to become fully operational shortly, says NASA.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'Golden Eye' Opens, Fully Deployed: NASA
NASA has confirmed that James Webb Space Telescope has completed its two-week-long deployment process and will now begin calibrating before it can start sending back images.
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World's Most Powerful Space Telescope Fully Deployed In Space: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on Saturday, unfolding the final mirror panel as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history, NASA said.
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James Webb Space Telescope Deploys Secondary Mirror, Honeycomb-Shaped Main Mirror to Be Set Up Next
James Webb Space Telescope, a day after fully tensioning the sunshield, has now completed another complex procedure. The space observatory's secondary mirror was deployed using what a Webb engineer described as the “world's most sophisticated tripod.”
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James Webb Space Telescope Fully Deploys Sunshield, Eliminating 75 Percent Single-Point Failures
James Webb Space Telescope has completed the complex process of deploying its kite-shaped sunshield. The sunshield, about the size of a tennis court, has five layers. The first three were deployed initially and the last two were done late last night.
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NASA's New Space Telescope Fully Deploys Sunshield In Mission Milestone
The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its five-layer sunshield Tuesday, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase of cosmic history, US space agency NASA said.
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NASA Says Tiny Meteoroid Struck James Webb Space Telescope, Knocked Gold-Plated Mirror Out of Alignment
A tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing the orbiting observatory's schedule to become fully operational shortly, says NASA.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'Golden Eye' Opens, Fully Deployed: NASA
NASA has confirmed that James Webb Space Telescope has completed its two-week-long deployment process and will now begin calibrating before it can start sending back images.
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World's Most Powerful Space Telescope Fully Deployed In Space: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on Saturday, unfolding the final mirror panel as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history, NASA said.
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James Webb Space Telescope Deploys Secondary Mirror, Honeycomb-Shaped Main Mirror to Be Set Up Next
James Webb Space Telescope, a day after fully tensioning the sunshield, has now completed another complex procedure. The space observatory's secondary mirror was deployed using what a Webb engineer described as the “world's most sophisticated tripod.”
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James Webb Space Telescope Fully Deploys Sunshield, Eliminating 75 Percent Single-Point Failures
James Webb Space Telescope has completed the complex process of deploying its kite-shaped sunshield. The sunshield, about the size of a tennis court, has five layers. The first three were deployed initially and the last two were done late last night.
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NASA's New Space Telescope Fully Deploys Sunshield In Mission Milestone
The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its five-layer sunshield Tuesday, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase of cosmic history, US space agency NASA said.
