James Webb Space Telescope is ready to ship to its launch site

NASA has confirmed that James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed all its tests. With full final tests, the telescope is preparing to be sent to its launch site. Northrop Grumman engineers completed the extensive testing regime in the telescope designed to ensure that Webb is fully operational once it reaches the orbit.

Webb is the most complicated space observatory in the world and is expected to be a significant update to current orbitant telescopes, such as Hubble. Now that the tests are completed, the shipping operations are being carried out to obtain the telescope securely to its launch location in Kourou, French Guiana.

His path to the launch site will include traveling through the Panama Canal. NASA expects shipping preparations to be completed in September. The Webb Gregory L Robinson program manager says that the team behind the telescope has been “tremendously dedicated”, and they are excited to see that the telescope should be on the way to starting their science mission.

As the shipping operations are being carried out, tests of other support aspects are being carried out for the mission of the telescope. For example, the teams at the Mission Operations Center for the Telescope in Baltimore are currently reviewing the communications network, the telescope will use in space. The network recently demonstrated the ability to send commands to the spacecraft.

The team is also performing live launch tests in preparation for the launch day. When the telescope arrives at its launch site, it will be configured for the flight. The configuration involves several controls to ensure that there is no damage during transport. Webb will also have its propeller tanks fed to feed their propellers to help keep the orbit. Once Webb is in orbit, it will proceed through a process of commissioning for six months. After commissioning, it is over and assuming that everything is working as expected, the telescope will be ready to begin your science mission.