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Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted December 22 Launch

The James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch Dec. 22,  has a cool side, which faces away from the Sun, and a hot side, which faces the Sun.
The James Webb Space Telescope has a cool side, which faces away from the Sun, and a hot side, which faces the Sun. (NASA)

Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch preparations are resuming toward Webb’s target launch date of Wednesday, December 22, at 7:20 a.m. EST.

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Additional testing was conducted this week to ensure the observatory’s health following an incident that…

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