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JWST completes tests to simulate rigors of launch – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now

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The fully-assembled James Webb Space Telescope is lifted at a Northrop Grumman facility in Redondo Beach, California, during recent environmental testing. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
The fully-assembled James Webb Space Telescope has completed testing in Southern California to verify the $10 billion mission can withstand the sound and shaking it will see during launch scheduled late next year on a European Ariane 5 rocket.
“With completion of its environmental tests, #NASAWebb has hit a monumental…

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