Keith’s note: I was just on Deutsche Welle TV talking about the new imagery from Vera Rubin Observatory [Audio]. Video below.
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NASA Ignores The Amazing Rubin Observatory
Keith’s note: according to this NSF press release “From distant stars and galaxies to asteroids whizzing through the solar system, this next-generation facility unveils its first imagery and brings the […]
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Webb Space Telescope Works. Perfectly.
NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully “On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing.” At this key stage in the commissioning […]
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Webb Mission Updates
James Webb Space Telescope 26 December, 2021 Update – First Mid-Course Correction Burn Completed, NASA “At 7:50 pm EST, December 25, 2021, Webb’s first mid-course correction burn began. It lasted […]
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Webb Launch Coverage
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Left Earth “The James Webb Space Telescope is safely in space, powered on and communicating with ground controllers. Webb continues in coast phase, and […]
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GAO Report On NASA And Its Big Telescopes
NASA: Lessons from Ongoing Major Projects Can Inform Management of Future Space Telescopes, GAO “The projects in NASA’s current portfolio of major space telescopes–JWST, Roman, and SPHEREx–have roots in past […]
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Webb Launch Delayed Due To Ground Processing Issues (Update)
Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted Dec. 22 Launch, Arianespace “Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch […]
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GAO On Webb: Things Are Getting Better, But …
James Webb Space Telescope: Project Nearing Completion, but Work to Resolve Challenges Continues “Since 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project, one of […]
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Clueless Webb Telescope Advertisement From Northrop Grumman
Keith’s note: The following full page color advertisement by Northrop Grumman appears on page A5 of today’s Washington Post (larger image). “MAKING HISTORY REQUIRES MISSION SUCCESS. Northrop Grumman is proud […]
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Bad News For Webb Space Telescope (Update)
NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope NASA’s Webb Observatory Requires More Time for Testing and Evaluation; New Launch Window Under Review “NASA’s James Webb Space […]