Reps. Johnson and Beyer Celebrate James Webb Space Telescope Reaching Orbit
January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022:
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully reached its final destination at the second Lagrange point (L2). Over the next five months of commissioning, JWST will align its optics and calibrate its scientific instruments before the telescope begins collecting data. The main goals of Webb's mission include searching for the first galaxies formed in the universe, observin . . .
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully reached its final destination at the second Lagrange point (L2). Over the next five months of commissioning, JWST will align its optics and calibrate its scientific instruments before the telescope begins collecting data. The main goals of Webb's mission include searching for the first galaxies formed in the universe, observin . . .