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The James Webb Space Telescope is a very big, very overdue, very sensitive project. After years of delays, it was supposed to launch on Dec. 18 and become NASA's new flagship observatory. The launch has been pushed to Dec. 22 after a recent incident during launch preparations.
The telescope is in the process of attachment to the Ariane 5 rocket that will avcılar escort it into space. "A sudden, unplanned release of a clamp band -- which secures Webb to the launch vehicle adapter -- caused a vibration throughout the observatory," NASA said in a statement on Nov. 22.
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