“The final wing is now deployed,” NASA said on TwitterWashington: The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on Saturday, unfolding the final mirror panel as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history, NASA said.”The final wing is now deployed,” NASA said on Twitter, adding the team was now working “to latch the wing into place, a multi-hour process”.Two weeks after launch, @NASAWebb has hit its next biggest milestone: the mirrors have completed deployment and the next-generation telescope has taken its final form.Next up for Webb? Five months of alignment and calibration before we start getting images: pic.twitter.com/BOj5O1HS37— NASA (@NASA) January 8, 2022(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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