HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — When the James Webb Space Telescope is launched Saturday morning, some of North Alabama’s brightest minds will deserve part of the credit, according to professors at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Reardon said the record-breaking telescope wouldn’t be possible without its delicate components built in north Alabama. “(It took) companies in town…NeXolve making the solar shields unlike anything that’s ever been made before,” Reardon said. “That’s important for us for several reasons,” UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research Director Gary Zenk said. Pending any further delays Christmas morning, NASA will receive the first likely breathtaking photos from the telescope around June.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 25, 2021 11:59 UTC