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James Webb telescope faces new delay

Peter H. Gwynne

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Abstract

The launch of the $8.8bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble telescope – is to be delayed a year due to problems with integrating the observatory’s components.

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The launch of the $8.8bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble telescope – is to be delayed a year due to problems with integrating the observatory’s components.

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The launch of the $8.8bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the successor to the Hubble telescope – is to be delayed a year due to problems with integrating the observatory’s components.

Key concepts: James Webb Space Telescope, Successor cardinal, Observatory, Hubble space telescope, Telescope, Physics, Spitzer Space Telescope, Astronomy

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