NASA awards contract to maintain Webb Telescope operations
The contractor will provide the products and services required to monitor and maintain Webb spacecraft systems.
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The contractor will provide the products and services required to monitor and maintain Webb spacecraft systems.
The image shows a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 about 4.5bn light-years away.
The completion of JWSTs L2 insertion burn marked the end of the telescopes mid-course correction burns, all three of which were completed successfully.
The deployment of the two mirror wings marked the end of the major deployments of the space telescope that started shortly after its December launch on an Ariane 5.
The next phase in the marathon is to separate the sunshield's five membranes, a process NASA refers to as tensioning, which will take two days.
From global space agencies to the up-and-coming private sector players and even the general public each of us has a role to play in guiding the global space journey ...
The telescope is slated to arrive at its final destination, 1.5m kilometres from Earth, approximately 29 days after launch.
