Who pays first for James Webb?

Who pays first for James Webb?

NASA proposes to use the long-awaited and incredibly powerful successor to Hubble for scientific projects, which are about to be launched next year.

Space telescope James Webb will be able to look even deeper into the time, ahead of Hubble's power. There are 20 months left before its launch. But scientists are already in line to take a fresh look at space.

In January, NASA launched a competing project at the time of use of the telescope. The infrared observatory, which will cost $ 9 billion in 2024, is about to be launched in 2018.

After he takes his place at a distance of 1 million miles from Earth, engineers will begin preparing the telescope and its four instruments for a 5-year mission. Projects will compete for the first round of what is called the “guaranteed review time” or GTO. January 6, NASA announced the possibility of booking seats on a telescope.

After it starts to function, its access is open 8.776 hours per year. 10% of the time is used at the discretion of the Directorate. The rest is provided by guaranteed and general surveillance programs.

With a primary mirror of 6.5 meters (21.3 feet), its sensitivity will increase 100 times. In order to keep the telescope at its maximum coolness (this is necessary to detect the slightest infrared radiation), it was equipped with a multi-layered sunscreen device that reaches the size of a tennis court.

Observations will begin in April 2019.

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