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All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope’s lifetime

Enlarge / The Ariane 5 rocket, with the James Webb Space Telescope, at its launch site in French Guiana. (credit: ESA/S. Corvaja) There were two stunningly good pieces of news about the James Webb Space Telescope this weekend. One was widely reported—that after an intricate, two-week process, the telescope completed its deployment without any difficulties. […]

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An “incident” with the James Webb Space Telescope has occurred

Enlarge / Technician standing near some of the segments of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror. (credit: NASA) A short update on the projected launch date of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope came out of NASA on Monday, and it wasn’t exactly a heart-warming missive. The large, space-based telescope’s “no earlier than” […]

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