James Webb Space Telescope – Dismantling the heat shields complete!

On December 25, 2021, we witnessed Historical event in the world of astronomy. An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from the French Guiana spaceport into space James Webb Space TelescopeIt is the result of many years of collaboration between scientists from NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. The launch of the missile had been postponed several times before, raising doubts about whether it would be launched before the new year.

NASA announced another success in the placement process James Webb Space Telescope in the L2 orbit. this time The sun visors were completely uncovered. However, it was not without problems and in the past few days all those involved in the project were under a lot of pressure. Finally, they were able to complete the process on which the success of the entire mission depends.

heat shields Necessary for the proper operation of the James Webb Space Telescope, as it will look at the universe in infrared light. So it must be Free from infrared sourcesIt can disrupt its work. Therefore, heat shields will separate the mirrors from the sun. The device is perfectly adapted to work in extreme conditions, the temperature on the side of the mirror will be close to absolute zero. This will be noticeable Celestial bodies were formed more than 13.5 billion years ago.

Successful deployment of heat shields It’s not the last stop on the James Webb Space Telescope’s journey. The tool had to be assembled due to its size, otherwise it would not fit into the rocket carrying it. Earlier, NASA reported the successful deployment of the antenna, and then the solar panels. In the following days, the procedure for opening the secondary mirror, then the most important component – main mirror.

The official NASA website reports that the James Webb Space Telescope is currently He has already defeated over 65 percent. Distances between the Earth and the target orbit. According to scientists’ estimates, the monitoring instrument should get there already on January 22. After that, the device must be properly calibrated and tested. The first pictures taken with a telescope We will be able to watch it as soon as possible in June.