James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned, focused and ready for instrument commissioning

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The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned. After a full review, NASA has announced that the JWST team has completed the seventh and final stage of telescope alignment. Following completion, the team held a series of key decision meetings and unanimously agreed that Webb's ready to enter the final series of preparations, science instrument commissioning, ahead of full scientific operations. The image below shows the alignment of the JWST across all of Webb's instruments, including...

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