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Title: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Elderberry on August 29, 2019, 12:47:46 pm

Space.com by Mike Wall 8/28/2019

NASA's next big space observatory has finally come together.

Engineers have joined both halves of the $9.7 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch in March 2021, NASA officials announced today (Aug. 28).

"The assembly of the telescope and its scientific instruments, sunshield and the spacecraft into one observatory represents an incredible achievement by the entire Webb team," Webb project manager Bill Ochs, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in a statement.

"This milestone symbolizes the efforts of thousands of dedicated individuals for over more than 20 years across NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, Northrop Grumman and the rest of our industrial and academic partners," Ochs added.

More: https://www.space.com/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-complete.html (https://www.space.com/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-complete.html)

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: jpsb on August 29, 2019, 01:17:47 pm

The telescope that ate astronomy. NASA better pray it works. There is still a lot that could go wrong. 10 billion is a lot of money for one mission.

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Snarknado on August 30, 2019, 12:31:50 am

So if Webb is optimized for the near-infrared wavelengths of extremely distant objects, will it be able to produce images of nearby objects that are as good as Hubble's?

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Cyber Liberty on August 30, 2019, 01:18:48 am

Am I a bad person if I say I want anything with James Webb's name emblazoned upon it to blow up on the pad?  This fellow swore he would punch George Bush in the face if he ever met him, back in the day.  Who does this pugilist think he is, Joe Biteme?

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Elderberry on August 30, 2019, 02:12:06 am

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on August 30, 2019, 01:18:48 am

Am I a bad person if I say I want anything with James Webb's name emblazoned upon it to blow up on the pad?  This fellow swore he would punch George Bush in the face if he ever met him, back in the day.  Who does this pugilist think he is, Joe Biteme?

@Cyber Liberty

Wrong Webb.  You are thinking of Jim Webb. James Webb died in 1992.

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Cyber Liberty on August 30, 2019, 02:14:46 am

Quote from: Elderberry on August 30, 2019, 02:12:06 am

@Cyber Liberty

Wrong Webb.  You are thinking of Jim Webb. James Webb died in 1992.

I see.  I take it back if it's the elder.  I really detest Jimbo.

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Elderberry on August 30, 2019, 02:22:53 am

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on August 30, 2019, 02:14:46 am

I see.  I take it back if it's the elder.  I really detest Jimbo.

@Cyber Liberty

I see you do. Not even the same family line. Why don't you give the rest of the Webbs a break.

Title: Re: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled
Post by: Cyber Liberty on August 30, 2019, 03:06:41 am

Quote from: Elderberry on August 30, 2019, 02:22:53 am

@Cyber Liberty

I see you do. Not even the same family line. Why don't you give the rest of the Webbs a break.

I have had friends named Webb, so I think we're cool.