James Webb Space Telescope Begins Million-Mile Journey
25 Dezembro 2021 - 10:23AM
James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), successfully launched today from
the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Spaceport in Kourou, French
Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
Approximately 30 minutes after launch, Webb detached from the
Ariane 5 rocket, marking the beginning of a million-mile journey
and the start of a two-week complex deployment process to unfold
the spacecraft in preparation for arrival at Lagrange Point 2
(L2).
“Since the dawn of the space age, NASA, international partner
agencies and industry partners, together with Northrop Grumman,
have been defining what is possible in space science and
exploration,” said Kathy Warden, chairman, chief executive officer
and president, Northrop Grumman. “Over the next few weeks, the
James Webb Space Telescope will transform into an awe-inspiring
scientific tool that will usher in a new era in human
discovery.”
During the journey to L2, Webb will convert from its stowed
position in which it left Earth to the configuration that will
allow it to see light coming from the earliest stars to shine in
the Universe. Part of this journey is to unfold the tennis
court-sized, five-layer sunshield around the sensitive mirrors that
allow Webb to take pictures and collect data that will come back to
Earth for scientific review. Once operational, Webb will explore
farther than ever before into the cosmos, looking back 13.5 billion
years.
To deliver this kind of scientific data, Webb incorporates
innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking
engineering. Ten technological inventions were created to build the
revolutionary telescope so that it can detect light from the first
stars and galaxies. Some of these innovations include optics,
detectors and thermal control systems.
Additional James Webb Space Telescope Background for Reporters
and Editors: Webb-Datasheet.pdf (northropgrumman.com)
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Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:
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