James Webb telescope launched and deployed

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James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Giggle » January 15, 2022, 5:13 pm

Oh what wonders the glorious United States of America brings to the pissants cheering its demise.

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbL ... sWebb.html

I visited a Northrop Grumman contractor of JW in Los Angeles, and saw early stages of the telescope, before I relocated to Thailand 15 years ago. It's been a long time in the works. Meanwhile, never ending critics of America have brought us ... nothing. \:D/


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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » January 17, 2022, 5:13 am

This is a fantastic development. The U.S.A. has expanded the Universe for mankind.
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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by GT93 » January 17, 2022, 6:33 am

Do they know if it works properly yet?
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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Bandung_Dero » January 17, 2022, 7:39 am

GT93 wrote:
January 17, 2022, 6:33 am
Do they know if it works properly yet?
No. Let's hope they do not have to send up a pair of spectacles for it as with Hubble.
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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Drunk Monkey » January 17, 2022, 7:47 am

Giggle wrote:
January 15, 2022, 5:13 pm
Oh what wonders the glorious United States of America brings to the pissants cheering its demise.

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbL ... sWebb.html

I visited a Northrop Grumman contractor of JW in Los Angeles, and saw early stages of the telescope, before I relocated to Thailand 15 years ago. It's been a long time in the works. Meanwhile, never ending critics of America have brought us ... nothing. \:D/
Crazy technology and the tracking numbers are bonkers .. well done to the US.
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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Shado » January 17, 2022, 8:11 am

NASA led the way but it was a collaborative effort that included contributions from the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. A truly significant accomplishment.

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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Stantheman » January 17, 2022, 9:07 am

Bandung_Dero wrote:
January 17, 2022, 7:39 am
GT93 wrote:
January 17, 2022, 6:33 am
Do they know if it works properly yet?
No. Let's hope they do not have to send up a pair of spectacles for it as with Hubble.
Don't think a repair team could get to it very easily as not going to be that near earth

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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Barney » January 18, 2022, 7:53 am

There really are some smart bastards in the world. To get something like this into operation, like all previous space launches, it certainly takes some close to genius level of thinking and engineering to achieve.
There will always be the half glass empty doubting Thomas’s with negative commentary with the usual, cost to much, will it ever work attitude, but, this type of work is in my opinion such a positive for the inevitable advancement of human mental development.

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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by GT93 » January 18, 2022, 4:01 pm

Is the James Webb telescope a political sham? I think not.
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Re: James Webb telescope launched and deployed

Post by Barney » January 19, 2022, 10:30 am

The future will show us the past.

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