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James Webb Space Telescope

  • The James Webb Space Telescope is due to finally launch in October 2021
    Space Systems
    Looking ahead at the year in space 2021
    Space exploration in 2021 will see some major milestones to look forward to. From maiden flights to fiery endings, long-awaited launches to history-making first steps, here are some of the biggest upcoming events in space exploration this year.
  • Jonathan Arenberg, the James Webb Space Telescope Chief Engineer at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, takes the stage at the 33rd annual Space Symposium
    Space Systems
    The tyranny of the fairing: Rocket talk at the 33rd Space Symposium
    With mighty aspirations comes a need for mighty rockets. That was theme of the "Heavy Lift" panel that took the stage at the 33rd annual Space Symposium in Colorado today and New Atlas was on hand to find out more about space telescopes, the Blue Moon project and the "tyranny of the fairing."