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Telescopio James Webb ya se desplegó en el espacio para estudiar la historia del cosmos

El despliegue del telescopio espacial más potente jamás construido ha sido el proyecto más abrumador que se haya intentado en la historia, según la NASA

TOPSHOT - In this photo released by NASA, engineering teams at NASA�s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, monitor progress as the observatory�s second primary mirror wing rotates into position, on January 8, 2022. - The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on January 8, 2022, 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". (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/Bill INGALLS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
TOPSHOT - In this photo released by NASA, engineering teams at NASA�s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, monitor progress as the observatory�s second primary mirror wing rotates into position, on January 8, 2022. - The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on January 8, 2022, 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". (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/Bill INGALLS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS BILL INGALLS

Maryland. El Telescopio Espacial James Webb completó con éxito este sábado la última etapa de su despliegue, desdoblando su último espejo principal y alistándose para comenzar a estudiar —en unos cinco meses y medio— cada fase de la historia del cosmos.

La primera de sus dos alas fue desplegada el viernes y la segunda en la mañana del sábado, como estaba previsto, anunció la NASA. Los equipos de ingeniería celebraron en el Space Telescope Science Institute en Baltimore, Maryland, en el momento en que la institución anunció en Twitter que el ala final quedó lista.

"El ala final ahora está desplegada", escribió la NASA en Twitter, explicando que aún quedaba pendiente terminar de asegurarla en su lugar.

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