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Aviation Week & Space Technology 2003-07-07

VOL. 159 NO. 1 July 07, 2003

Space Exploration

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Building the James Webb Space Telescope

Jul 07, 2003
The art and reality of building a major orbiting observatory has been compared to the creation of one of Europe's great cathedrals. Both require a grand plan, an ability to keep working under stress and similar amounts of toil.