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Webb telescope now assembled for 1st time

James Webb Space Telescope in clean room, with both halves now joined.
View larger. | Integration teams in a Northrop Grumman clean room in Redondo Beach carefully guide Webb’s suspended telescope section into place. Read more about the Webb’s assembly from NASA

Read more: Will the Webb telescope be able to detect life signs at nearby planets?

Posted 
September 2, 2019
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