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We Can’t Wait for These Futuristic Rockets to Finally Blast Off
Rockets remain the best way to escape our planet’s gravity well, and we’re now tossing more things into space than ever before.
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Here’s What Could Still Go Wrong With the Webb Space Telescope
The Webb Space Telescope, after years of delays, has finally reached the launch pad. It’s a momentous occasion, but the observatory still needs to go through a complex and unprecedented commissioning process that will require a nerve-wracking six months to complete. The hard part, it would seem, is still to come.
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NASA’s Extremely Delayed Webb Telescope Takes Another Blow, Literally This Time
A processing anomaly has caused an unexpected vibration to course through the entire Webb telescope just weeks before launch. An investigation is now underway to determine if the incident somehow damaged the observatory.