Tuesday 19 July 2022

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals its first images on 12 July, they will be the by-product of carefully crafted mirrors and scientific instruments. But all of its data-collecting prowess would be moot without the spacecraft’s communications subsystem. The Webb’s comms aren’t flashy. Rather, the data and communication systems are designed to be incredibly, unquestionably dependable and reliable.

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