James Webb Unfolds Sunshield

James Webb Unfolds Sunshield
By Shawn DiCenza

It’s almost time. Soon the James Webb Space Telescope will be on its way to the Sun/Earth L2 Lagrange point and will begin its at least 5-year science mission. Really, it’s going to happen. Despite several delays since the program began in 1996 and a budget that has exceeded the original by several billion dollars, …

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January 16, 2021 at 04:01AM
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