The mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope: looking into the past – NASASpaceFlight.com – NASASpaceflight.com

When the joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope launches atop an Ariane 5 rocket this December, it will carry with it one of the largest telescopic mirrors ever developed. Considerably larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s 2.4 m mirror, James…

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