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发帖数: 1 | 1 "Technicians were preparing to attach Webb to the launch vehicle adapter,
which is used to integrate the observatory with the upper stage of the
Ariane 5 rocket," NASA said in a blog post. "A sudden, unplanned release of
a clamp band—which secures Webb to the launch vehicle adapter—caused a
vibration throughout the observatory."
Let's be honest, words like "incident," "sudden," and "vibration" are not
the kinds of expressions one wants to hear about the handling of a delicate
and virtually irreplaceable instrument like the Webb telescope. However,
NASA, the European Space Agency, and the rocket's operator, Arianespace,
have a plan for moving forward.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2021/11/an-incident-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-occurred/ | a*******g
发帖数: 3500 | 2 The large, space-based telescope's "no earlier than" launch date will slip
from December 18 to at least December 22 after an "incident" occurred during
processing operations at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. That is
where the telescope will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket provided by the
European Space Agency | V*******n
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