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All the scary stuff that can go catastrophically long is within the next 40 days or so. However it'll take months to go through the calibration process, tweak t
by Rebelgecko 5y ago
All the scary stuff that can go catastrophically long is within the next 40 days or so. However it'll take months to go through the calibration process, tweak the mirror positions, check out optics, etc
- jessriedel 5y agoYea, I'm having trouble finding a detailed schedule, but it looks like the main mechanical components are all deployed in the first 15 days https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/JWSTDeployment.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/JWSTDepl... https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/4180-Image https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/4180-Image After that they still need to a do a ton of checks, wait for outgassing, etc. The first "science-quality images" are expected by the end of the third month.