Happy Birthday to one of the most influential missions in space history.
I thought they were gonna destroy Hubble or let the orbit decay, did they change their minds?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Telescope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/s...000/4098760.stm
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2013. JWST will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy. JWST will peer through dusty clouds to see stars forming planetary systems, connecting the Milky Way to our own Solar System. JWST's instruments will be designed to work primarily in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum, with some capability in the visible range.
JWST will have a large mirror, 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in diameter and a sunshield the size of a tennis court. Both the mirror and sunshade won't fit onto the rocket fully open, so both will fold up and open only once JWST is in outer space. JWST will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from the Earth.
JWST will have a large mirror, 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in diameter and a sunshield the size of a tennis court. Both the mirror and sunshade won't fit onto the rocket fully open, so both will fold up and open only once JWST is in outer space. JWST will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from the Earth.
Wow!
kewl!
Sandra
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Sandra doliak Posted: Yesterday at 9:01 PM
Wow!
kewl!
Wow!
kewl!
i apologise for any confusion as i changed my link from James Webb Space Telescope to The Giant Magellan Telescope, as i soon relaised that the JWST has limited optical capability
either way kewl! indeed
Hi Kevin, Sandra, Xt,
Aren't we working on a space based array that would dwarf any single mirror?
Peace,
Ron
BTW, thanks for pointing out Hubble's B-Day!
Very cool indeed.
Aren't we working on a space based array that would dwarf any single mirror?
Peace,
Ron
BTW, thanks for pointing out Hubble's B-Day!
Very cool indeed.
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Ron Posted on Yesterday at 7:41 AM Hi Kevin, Sandra, Xt,
Aren't we working on a space based array that would dwarf any single mirror?
Aren't we working on a space based array that would dwarf any single mirror?
i do not know. can you link it, but just in case you leaked secret forum stuff, stay indoors for a while...