JWST sunshield
Success! Webb Sunshield Now Fully Deployed
If you felt a little more tension – and perhaps more goosebumps -- in the Universe today, it’s probably because…
JWST Just Deployed a Sail That Lets it Stop Getting Pushed Around by the Sun’s Radiation.
The James Webb just deployed another important instrument - the aft momentum flap - that will keep the telescope steady…
Still Nervous about JWST? Friday and Saturday’s Sunshield Deployments will be Nail-biters
Every part of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST's) deployment is nerve-wracking, but some of the most nail-biting moments will…
James Webb Unfolds Sunshield
It’s almost time. Soon the James Webb Space Telescope will be on its way to the Sun/Earth L2 Lagrange point…
James Webb Tests its Sun-Shield. So Far, So Good.
Rigorous testing is at the heart of any successful space mission. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a…
James Webb is Enduring its Final Stage of Testing Before it Ships off for Kourou, French Guiana
The James Webb Space Telescope just entered the final phase of integration and testing before being shipped off to French…
Sunshield Layers Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as Mirror Cryo Cooling Testing Commences
The complex multilayered sunshield that will protect the delicate optics and state of the art infrared science instruments of NASA’s…