Artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space

Caption

This artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space shows all its major elements fully deployed. The telescope was folded to fit into its launch vehicle, and then was slowly unfolded over the course of two weeks after launch.

Credit

Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez

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