James Webb Space Telescope timeline

The 18 main mirror segments for JWST in special shipping cans, 2012
Main mirror assembled, May 2016
Another view of the full main mirror of JWST, November 2016

This page lists selected events from the chronology of the James Webb Space Telescope, a planned international 21st century space observatory. It is intended to be a premier observatory of the 2020s, combining the largest mirror yet on a near-infrared space telescope with a suite of technologically advanced instruments from around the world.[1]

Timeline

After-launch plan

References

External links

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