“We design and build Webb with performance margin (optical, thermal, electrical, mechanical) to ensure that it can carry out its ambitious scientific mission even after many years in space,” he mentioned. Paul Geithnerdeputy technical director of projects in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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According to Lee Feinbergmanager of elements of the James Webb telescope, had previously produced four micrometeorite impacts since its launch in December 2021, which was within the expectations of the mission. However, this impact exceeded any forecast forecast.
During the construction of Webb were made simulations and test impacts real to check your endurance when exploring outer space. As a result of this impact, NASA formed a specialized team of engineers that will collect data on this incident so that seek ways to mitigate the effect of these impacts.
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NASA claims that engineers will be able to adjust the position of the segment to correct some of the distortion, but this it doesn’t remove it completely. It also reports that this shock does not affect the schedule of activities of the telescope, where it is expected to emit its first images of operation next July 12.
The project of James Webb Special Telescope is being led by NASA, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the Canadian Special Agency. This telescope was put into orbit to replace the already aging hubble telescope and its construction had a cost of ten billion dollars.
