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Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to ultimately replace the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency are all working on the Webb telescope... [more]
The James Webb Space Telescope is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to ultimately replace the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency are all working on the Webb telescope project. The telescope is named after NASA's second administrator, James E. Webb.
Unfortunately the telescope won't be launched into orbit until at the soonest 2013.
Students at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory’s space exploration camp will conduct a simulated space shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday, July 11. The mission will use a large mock-up of the Hubble Space Telescope and computer software derived from NASA training...
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