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James Webb Space Telescope
The successor to Hubble and the most powerful telescope ever built.
Mission Overview
Using a massive 6.5-meter gold-coated mirror, Webb is designed to see the very first stars and galaxies formed after the Big Bang.
Learning from History
"Its sunshield is the size of a tennis court and it had to unfold perfectly in deep space over 300 "single-point failures.""
Mission Specs
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Type | Observatory |
| Destination | L2 Lagrange Point |
| Status | Active |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 (Launch) |