James Webb Space Telescope Launch Souvenir T-Shirt

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With much higher speeds early in the trip, Webb covers a large percentage of the distance to L2 orbit early in its trip. This can be seen by toggling the "time" vs "distance %" views on the "progress line". Webb's speed is at its peak while connected to the push of the launch vehicle. It begins to slow rapidly after separation as it coasts up hill climbing the gravity ridge from Earth to its orbit around L2. Note on the TIME view that Webb reaches the altitude of the moon in ~2.5 days (which is ~8% of the total trip time but ~25% of its trip distance). See the sections below on Distance to L2 and Arrival at L2 for more information on the distance travelled to L2. complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, with longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity. The longer wavelengths enable Webb to look much closer to the beginning of time and to hunt for the unobserved formation of the first galaxies, as well as to look inside dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are forming today. Trace Identification : Data traces for each obeservation point can be identifed in a number of ways: by matching color/pattern with the legend to the right of the plots, by number/letter marked at the start of each trace and matching it to the letter in the legend (on small devices you may need to zoom in to see these clearly), by hovering over the traces' letter designation or the trace itself (tap on touch devices) and the trace name is shown in a pop up. What you see now is the final state of Webb as it entered 'Ongoing Science Operations Mode'. The temperatures displayed show that they have reached and are maintained at a narrow band steady state. You can explore the entire annotated deployment and commissioning process on the Webb Deployment Explorer.

Webb was formerly known as the "Next Generation Space Telescope" (NGST); it was renamed in Sept. 2002 after a former NASA administrator, James Webb. international collaboration Webb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.The collected data for each WhereIsWebb temperature observation point is plotted with launch+day on the X axis. Plots/temperatures are updated daily during Webb's cool down and then weekly through the end of commissioning once Webb's temperatures are at operational levels (see blog: Final Temperature? ). You can EXPLORE past and upcoming deployments on the way to L2 and through commissioning. The Deployment Explorer opens to the most recently completed (unless noted as "Status:Ongoing" ) deployment/commissioning step, all steps to the "left" (on the top thumbnail nav) are COMPLETED, all steps to the "right" (on the top thumbnail nav) are FUTURE. Compare Webb's size to other objects like a school bus or Hubble: Use the 'Compare' link at bottom of the title/ID panel to cycle through a list of objects. The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is the premier space-based observatory of the next decade. Webb is a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. It will serve thousands of astronomers worldwide.

NASA Eyes allows you to manipulate a 3d Webb model in our 3d solar system. It loads with Webb in the center of the 'scene'. You can then manipulate Webb/scene. Beside basic 3d manipulation of the X, Y, and Z axes and zooming in and out, there are many other features that literally allow you to EXPLORE Webb and our solar system. Many of these are detailed below. Webb in 3d Solar System FEATURES: Zoom In/Out : Desktop- mouse wheel, Mobile/Touch- pinch in/out. Keyboard: ZOOM in/out - W/S, Add SHIFT for faster speed. Measure the physical and chemical properties of planetary systems, including our own Solar System, and investigate the potential for life in those systems Data Values: data values can be seen for each point plotted by hovering over the traces (tap on touch devices), the trace name and values are displayed in a pop up message. Temperatures are updated once per day during Webb's cool down and then weekly through the end of commissiong once they are at operational levels (see blog: Final Temperature? ). In general, temperatures change slowly so this frequency is sufficient to give a snapshot of overall trends. Temperatures are rounded to the nearest whole number and displayed in the users choice of Farenheit or Celsius along with Kelvin in parentheses.Zoom In/Out : Use the + or - buttons in upper right to zoom the plot over all. Use the magnifying glass to select a specfic part of the plot and zoom in. Use the "home" button to reset the plot to original state.