NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - Jan. 24th update - Webb now in orbit at L2

[ClearMetal]

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[Br3wnor]

How long will it take for the telescope to get everything open and calibrated? It's crazy to me the cost of this thing and there's still no guarantee it opens itself and sets up correctly, just mind blowing feat of engineering.

Also, if it does set up correctly, so we know how long before we start getting pictures back?

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Almost there!

 

[HeySeuss]

How long will it take for the telescope to get everything open and calibrated? It's crazy to me the cost of this thing and there's still no guarantee it opens itself and sets up correctly, just mind blowing feat of engineering.

Also, if it does set up correctly, so we know how long before we start getting pictures back?

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Sometime around June is when we should start getting images back. Lots of tests and calibrations for the next 5-6 months

 

[Everyday Math]

it begins

 

[Dan]

Where Is Webb? NASA/Webb

During Webb's launch, deployment and commissioning, 'WhereIsWebb' tracked Webb's 'flight' to L2 orbit, its state and progress during its deployment and commissioning process, and finally the release of its first images. This process is now complete. During this process, the page constantly...

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100 miles to go.

 

[Midramble]

Where Is Webb? NASA/Webb

During Webb's launch, deployment and commissioning, 'WhereIsWebb' tracked Webb's 'flight' to L2 orbit, its state and progress during its deployment and commissioning process, and finally the release of its first images. This process is now complete. During this process, the page constantly...

jwst.nasa.gov

100 miles to go.

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Now 42

 

[rjinaz]

Marvelous scientific achievement!

 

[Everyday Math]

Flying by

 

[Walter White Walker]

I assumed it was just going to stay in one place, didn't realize it's going to be speeding around in an oval pattern.

 

[Everyday Math]

10

 

[Walter White Walker]

100%!

 

[Iolo]

zero point zero

 

[Flambe]

\o/

 

[Expy]

Now to see if they can successfully insert it into orbit.

 

[Dan]

and now we wait for a callout of good L2 insertion...

 

[maabus1999]

Now to see if the fuel burned for insertion was at expectations and that the orbit is stable.

 

[Everyday Math]

I like it

 

[Eric_S]

Naw, https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html just crashed from the DDOSing created by a million reloading nerds. : ( (Like me)

 

[Walter White Walker]

Its orbit is pretty nifty.

 

[gutshot]

 

[bsigg]

 

[Mr Swine]

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Oh I'm so glad that it's at L2! 😄

 

[Expy]

Now to science the shit out of space.

 

[Grym]

amazing job NASA. just amazing

:D

 

[Everyday Math]

Now we wait long painful months 😭

 

[dragonbane]

Final critical steps are ensuring the cooling system works and the instruments properly turn on. The rest should be a breeze. Calibration won't be an issue since all the actuators are working

 

[Psychotext]

\o/

 

[XMonkey]

Feels amazing to be in the home stretch, what an accomplishment all around.

 

[rjinaz]

Their live coverage is up now.

NASA Science Live: What’s Next for the James Webb Space Telescope?

The past month has been an exciting one for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — from launch in tropical French Guiana, to the two-week unfolding of this intr...

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[7aged]

Woot 🥳

 

[Staab]

Incredible, go science!
Let's deep dive the universe

 

[RoKKeR]

science is crazy. Well done to everyone involved.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Absolutely phenomenal achievement!

 

[Deleted member 7148]

What I wana know is where do I get one of those sweet ass t-shirts that the Astronomer in the center of the live stream is wearing? Me want.

 

[sir_crocodile]

Excelsior

 

[Maquiladora]

Amazing! We needed some good news.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I TRIED TO TELL YA'LL 😎

 

[WereSalamander]

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

Amazing

 

[Frodo]

I TRIED TO TELL YA'LL 😎

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If anyone did, it was you.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

If anyone did, it was you.

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lol

 

[Tygre]

I assumed it was just going to stay in one place, didn't realize it's going to be speeding around in an oval pattern.

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Nothing stays in one place.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Nothing stays in one place.

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Oh my god my brain.

 

[WereSalamander]

Oh my god my brain.

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Right now, as you sit in your chair or wherever, seemingly immobile, the earth is orbiting the sun at 67,000 miles an hour. The solar system itself is orbiting the Milky Way's galactic center at 490,000 miles per hour. And all the galaxies in our neighborhood are also moving towards the Great Attractor. The Earth is moving, with respect to the cosmic background radiation, at about 390 kilometers per second.

You are moving, even when you don't want to.

 

[fallout]

I TRIED TO TELL YA'LL 😎

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Heh, I dunno about you, but some of us have been a bit scarred by the various failures of the past. I wasn't that worried about this, but given the cost of the mission and the nature of space just being hard, I think healthy skepticism has been (and continues to be) warranted. That said, I appreciate all of the optimism you've been bringing!

 

[Clefargle]

I TRIED TO TELL YA'LL 😎

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I never doubted that NASA/ESA could pull this off. Glad to see our faith validated

 

[squeakywheel]

What's next? When can we see first images?

 

[Indalecio]

What's next? When can we see first images?

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Wait for it to cool down some more and do some additional alignment/calibration. Won't see any images until late June.

Deployment Explorer Webb/NASA

Interactively explore Webb's deployments on this page. Webb is NASA's largest and most powerful space science telescope ever constructed. Webb’s enormous size and frigid operating temperature present extraordinary engineering challenges. After launching from French Guiana, the observatory will...

jwst.nasa.gov

 

[squeakywheel]

Wait for it to cool down some more and do some additional alignment/calibration. Won't see any images until late June.

Deployment Explorer Webb/NASA

Interactively explore Webb's deployments on this page. Webb is NASA's largest and most powerful space science telescope ever constructed. Webb’s enormous size and frigid operating temperature present extraordinary engineering challenges. After launching from French Guiana, the observatory will...

jwst.nasa.gov

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Thank you. It's amazing how everything is working out so far. This will be such an amazing tool for science.