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Milestone reached for James Webb Space Telescope

Michael Banks

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The primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope – is complete after engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, US, put in place the craft's 18th and final mirror segment.

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The primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope – is complete after engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, US, put in place the craft's 18th and final mirror segment.

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The primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope – is complete after engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, US, put in place the craft's 18th and final mirror segment.

Key concepts: James Webb Space Telescope, Successor cardinal, Milestone, Hubble space telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Space (punctuation), Telescope, Craft

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