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The JWST's first space images, YouTube TV's bundle bet, and the Vergecast Hotline Q&A

The Vergecast

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J W S T - The Unfurling of the Mirror

Nassa: The unfurling was probably the more dynamic time of this commissioning phase. There's no rocket currently operational that could have launched the mirror completely un segmented, because there are just no rockets that wide. Everything with j w t has to be so meticulous, because it's our one shot,. You know, unlike hubble, which is in orbit around earth right now, we've been able to upgrade hubble and service it over time. With j w c, it had, everything had to go right the first time. It's living a million miles from earth, roughly. So there's really no way that we can go out there and fix things if it

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