<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coolest selfie. NASA scientists post photo with James Webb telescope (via Reddit). I’m excitedly anticipating what this will reveal about the universe. <a href="https://t.co/bycAJ0ndWg">pic.twitter.com/bycAJ0ndWg</a></p>&mdash; Jeremy Jojola (@jeremyjojola) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremyjojola/status/1477675080083599360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is a pretty cool site that lets you follow along with the various deployment steps as they happen.

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/we...tExplorer.html

This sunshield deployment and tensioning is where I thought they had the most risk.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CONFIRMED: “The world’s most sophisticated tripod” has not only deployed but also latched!<br><br>Each of the struts for this tripod, which helps <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASAWebb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASAWebb</a>’s secondary mirror direct light into the instruments, is about 25 feet long (7.6 m)! <a href="https://t.co/QTAt5yn8zF">https://t.co/QTAt5yn8zF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnfoldTheUniverse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UnfoldTheUniverse</a> <a href="https://t.co/UtAMG95c9t">pic.twitter.com/UtAMG95c9t</a></p>— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1478771722769870851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"We have a telescope."

Fully capable of sending data now, regardless of full mirror deployment. Mirrors already in place far exceed the capabilities of Hubble.

The instruments need to be cooled still. And that cryocooler is a fascinating bit of engineering.

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:49 p.m. EST, or 21:49 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, January 7 at 4:28 p.m. EST.

Falcon 9's first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-4, GPS III-5, and Inspiration4. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Stream is live. T-11:30

Beautiful day for a launch. I really need to get down there sometime.

Gonna be a pretty one.

I saw it while driving over the causeway this afternoon. You need to show up when they do the booster landing at the Cape.

Yeah, I've kind of had it in my mind that I'd try to make it down for a FH launch this year. Damn hard to plan for moving targets, though.

NASA live streaming final mirror unfolding tomorrow....

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LMAO

https://insidetheperimeter.ca/wp-con...11-Similar.jpg

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed. This is a remarkable engineering achievement that 99 percent of the world will not appreciate. But those of us who know, know. And we are in awe.</p>— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1479846560217407490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Now witness the power of this fully deployed and operational telescope!