James Webb Space Telescope, Built in Partnership with Northrop Grumman, Reveals New View of the Universe
12 Juillet 2022 - 1:25AM
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), revealed its first image,
marking a new era of astronomical discovery.
“Some of the most innovative minds in engineering
and science came together to create the most powerful telescope
ever launched and today, Northrop Grumman marks another historic
milestone for our legacy of defining possible in space,” said Tom
Wilson, corporate vice president and president, Space Systems
Sector, Northrop Grumman. “Northrop Grumman is proud to lead our
industry partners in the design, build, and total system
integration of the observatory. We’re opening a new era of space
exploration with the first image you see today, thanks to the
groundbreaking engineering and partnership with NASA and the
science community.”
As the most powerful space telescope in space, Webb also is the
first space deployable telescope built to fit inside a rocket
fairing. The observatory is designed to see the first light from
the earliest stars and galaxies.
Ever since completing its million-mile journey to its solar
orbit, Lagrange Point 2 (L2), on Jan. 24, Webb has been executing
telescope and scientific commissioning activities. This includes
the completion of critical mirror alignments, the cooling of its
four scientific instruments to their cryogenic operating
temperatures, such as the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) which is
enabled by Northrop Grumman cryocooler technology, and checking off
17 scientific instrument modes to ready the telescope for its
historic mission.
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb
Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space
telescope ever built. NASA heads an international partnership that
includes both the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center manages the Webb Telescope
project, and the Space Telescope Science Institute is responsible
for science and mission operations, as well as ground system
development.
Additional James Webb Space Telescope background for reporters
and
editors: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/james-webb-space-telescope/
Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global
security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our
customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance, and
protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to
solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 90,000 employees define
possible every day.
Contacts:Omar Torres+1 310-813-2041 (office)+1 424-237-4704
(mobile)omar.torres@ngc.com
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