After review, NASA resumes work toward December 22 launch for James Webb Space Telescope
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An inspection following a ground-processing incident that unexpectedly shook the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope found no signs of damage, NASA says, keeping the costly observatory on track for launch December 22.
The powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and one of the most expensive science projects in history originally was targeted for takeoff December 18 atop an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, a contribution from the European Space Agency.
But during preflight preparations earlier this month at the Kourou, French Guiana, launch site, a high-tension "clamp band," designed to help attach the telescope to the booster's upper stage, suddenly released, imparting an unexpected vibration that jostled the fragile observatory.
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