Updates James Webb Space Telescope updates

[GLS]

ALL 5 LAYERS OF THE SUNSHIELD ARE FULLY TENSIONED!!!!

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1478412564983959553

 

[Gerdih]

Sunshield is completly deployed!

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I hope first light goes better than this.

 

[GLS]

More origami today!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1478532880632590336

 

[GLS]

About to start the deployment of the secondary mirror.

 

[GLS]

Mirror deploying....

 

[GLS]

Rotated all 250º, and now latching in place....

 

[GLS]

Secondary mirror structure locked!

 

[mahdavi3d]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1478771722769870851

 

[Thunder Chicken]

At this point they have enough safely deployed to actually operate the telescope and do some science, just not with the full collecting area of the mirror array. Fingers crossed that the mirror "ears" deploy nominally.

 

[N_Molson]

Looking good, and a working JWST would be the best way to start 2022 !

 

[GLS]

They're almost running out of things to deploy...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479113597338873858

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479459053575278597

 

[AtomicTech]

Fingers crossed that all goes well!

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479533820814708746

 

[GLS]

Final deployment coming up!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479817105990160392

Live coverage:

 

[GLS]

All 178 launch locks have now been released!
Final deployment coming up....

 

[Arvil]

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[GLS]

Mirror deployed all 108.5º!
Now latching in place.