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NASA successfully deploys landmark James Webb Space Telescope

10 Jan 2022 Michael Banks
JWST misson control celebrates successful deployment
Champagne moment: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mission operations team celebrates the successful deployment of the infrared observatory. (Courtesy: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA has successfully installed the primary mirror of the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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