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James Webb Space Telescope

System
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Class: SatelliteSubclass: Science Research SatelliteOrganization: Northrop Grumman
Additional Information
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Pandemic Impact

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Work halted in March 2020; resumed March 25, 2020 with reduced personnel and shifts

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None

Corroboration Count

4

Planned Delivery

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End of 2020

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None

Corroboration Count

1

Deployment Location

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Lagrange Point 2

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None

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1

Original Planned Launch

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March 2021

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None

Corroboration Count

1

Primary Mirror Deployment

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May 2021 at Northrop Grumman Redondo Beach, California facility

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None

Corroboration Count

1

Integration Testing Facility

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Northrop Grumman facility in Southern California / Redondo Beach, California

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None

Corroboration Count

5
Mention Sources
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NASA looking to play greater role in coronavirus pandemic response2 mentions

Mar 25, 2020

Northrop Grumman Celebrates Webb Telescope’s Arrival @ Lagrange Point 21 mention

Jan 24, 2022

NASA delays JWST launch by seven months1 mention

Jul 16, 2020

Limited work continues on JWST1 mention

Apr 2, 2020

JWST remains on schedule for March 2021 launch1 mention

Jan 7, 2020

Entity Mentions
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Northrop Grumman plans to deliver the James Webb Space Telescope by the end of 2020.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceJan 7, 2020

NASA suspended work on the James Webb Space Telescope on 2020-03-20 related to integration and testing activities at a Northrop Grumman facility in Southern California.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceApr 2, 2020

Northrop Grumman opened the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror in May 2021 at its Redondo Beach, California facility where final deployment tests were completed.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceJan 24, 2022

Integration and testing work on the James Webb Space Telescope resumed at a Northrop Grumman facility on 2020-03-25 with reduced personnel and shifts.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceMar 25, 2020

The resumed James Webb Space Telescope integration and testing at the Northrop Grumman facility is planned to continue only until early April 2020 because of a lack of available NASA personnel.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceMar 25, 2020

Work on the James Webb Space Telescope at the Northrop Grumman facility briefly halted in March 2020 because of the pandemic and then continued at a slower pace for a couple of months before resuming near-full shifts.

Mentioned as: James Webb Space TelescopeSourceJul 16, 2020