Will the James Webb Space Telescope mission be successful? | Inside Story

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Humankind has embarked on another space adventure.

One of the most sophisticated technological systems ever created on Earth is on its way to make history and to look back in it.

The James Webb’s Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space observatory to be launched into space.

And with a price tag of $10bn, it’s one of the most expensive.

But how it help us further understand our universe?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Avi Loeb, Professor of Science at Harvard University and Author of “Extraterrestrial”

Elizabeth Pearson, Astrophysicist and space journalist

Francisco Diego, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London

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About This Source - Al Jazeera English

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The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope and an international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program.

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