University of Arizona: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Begins Its Journey to Space
December 27, 2021
December 27, 2021
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
UArizona led the design and development of the Near-Infrared Camera onboard the James Webb Space Telescope. Once Webb has successfully unfolded and parked in its outpost past the moon, the UArizona instrument will align the telescope's 18 mirror segments and serve as the Webb's primary imager for at least the next 5 1/2 years.
On Dec. 25 at 5:20 a.m. (MST), the Ar . . .
UArizona led the design and development of the Near-Infrared Camera onboard the James Webb Space Telescope. Once Webb has successfully unfolded and parked in its outpost past the moon, the UArizona instrument will align the telescope's 18 mirror segments and serve as the Webb's primary imager for at least the next 5 1/2 years.
On Dec. 25 at 5:20 a.m. (MST), the Ar . . .