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posted by janrinok on Tuesday November 23 2021, @07:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the burp dept.

NASA nudges James Webb telescope launch date after 'sudden, unplanned' vibration incident:

The James Webb Space Telescope is a very big, very overdue and very sensitive project. After years of delays, it was supposed to launch on Dec. 18 and become the newest flagship observatory. The launch has now been moved to no earlier than Dec. 22 after an incident during launch preparations.

The telescope is in the process of getting together with the Ariane 5 rocket that will escort it into space. "A sudden, unplanned release of a clamp band — which secures Webb to the launch vehicle adapter — caused a vibration throughout the observatory," NASA said in a statement Monday.

[...] NASA expects to deliver an update on the telescope's condition at the end of the week.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Wednesday November 24 2021, @03:59AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday November 24 2021, @03:59AM (#1199135) Journal

    you only get one chance at this.

    Unless you make more. Economies of scale are the way to avoid this level of nail biting.

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