Webb Reconfiguration Continuing Smoothly, NASA Says

Credit: NASA
[Updated Dec. 30, 5:01 p.m. EST] CAPE CANAVERAL—The reconfiguration of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continued on Dec. 30 with the removal of covers that protected the observatory’s delicate sunshield for launch, setting the stage for the deployment of a five-layer, tennis court-sized...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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