Day 6: Sunshield Booms begin to deploy
Today saw the beginning of one of the most difficult Webb deployments so far, the sunshield rollout. The Webb telescope ...
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Day 5: Webb’s Aft Momentum Flap and Sunshield Covers Deployed
The Webb team at the Mission Operations Center (MOC) at Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland started the ...
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Day 4: Science Operation not limited by fuel; Webb’s Tower Extends
Because of its picture-perfect launch, Webb used less fuel than anticipated for its mid-course correction burns. Less fuel burned now ...
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Day 3: Webb Sunshield Starts to Unfold
Unitized Pallet Structures (UPS) unfold. These two pallets (one forward and the other aft) hold the folded sunshield layers. The ...
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Launch to Day 2
Webb already passed several milestones since its spectacular launch last Saturday. It separated from the Ariane 5 rocket, unfolded its ...
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