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James Webb Space Telescope Completes Environmental Testing

With the completion of its latest series of milestone tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now survived all of the harsh conditions associated with a rocket launch to space. Webb’s recent ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Testing to Find Infrared Light for Christmas

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NASA's next-generation Nancy Roman Space Telescope aces crucial 'spin test'

NASA recently put a crucial part of the Roman Space Telescope — the Outer Barrel Assembly — through a rigorous "spin test" designed to evaluate its resilience against the intense gravitational forces ...
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Testing of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument Nearing Completion at BAE Systems

The WFI will detect distant infrared light from around the universe and provide high-resolution images across wide swaths of the sky, helping scientists find and study new exoplanets, better ...
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BAE Systems completes testing, ships primary instrument for Roman Space Telescope

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (BAESY) (LON:BA) has successfully shipped the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) to NASA's Goddard Space ...
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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million kilometers away

After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA's US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a ...
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Giant Magellan telescope begins primary mirror support system testing

Completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirror being transported and integrated with a support system prototype at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. TUCSON, AZ — October 15, 2024 — ...
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NASA completes Webb telescope center of curvature pre-test

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important optical measurement of Webb’s fully assembled primary mirror, called a Center of ...
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NASA's next-generation Nancy Roman Space Telescope aces crucial 'spin test'

The test took place inside a massive centrifuge that mimics the elevated gravity conditions of a space mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
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Testing of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument Nearing Completion at BAE Systems

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the primary scientific instrument on NASA’s next-generation observatory, has entered the final ...
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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a ...