James Webb Space Telescope: Unfolding Animation (Miniature Exact Replica)

Unfolding animation of Mini Replica of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Find out all the steps and the unfurling procedure when the James Webb Space Telescope reaches the Lagrange point 2 (L2) and orbits the sun about 1 million miles away from earth. The JWST with 18 gold coated hexagonal beryllium mirrors would be constantly on the opposite side of our planet from the sun (less heat). The James Webb Space Telescope has a scheduled launch date on Christmas Day, 2021 from Kourou, French Guiana, and this video is half Christmas video, half JWST video to celebrate the launch atop Arcane 5 rocket and subsequent unpacking stages of this powerful delicate space telescope. The JWST will actually study the infrared spectrum, and the visible spectrum, so the early universe (just after the Big Bang) can be studied. Arcane 5 is actually operated by European launch provider Arianespace. Development of the JWST actually started in 1996, so it has been 25 years in the making.

Comparison between the model and 3D deployment animation from NASA is here:

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[navyflamme]

Very cool to see how one of these telescopes looks

[ynotds]

Coming from your MGS v videos, nice to see that you like science as well!

[isg]

Man, I was really hoping it’d separate the sheet into different layers, like the real thing, but still a pretty sick model! I’m so excited for tomorrow and this coming year, to see everything the JWST uncovers for us all to marvel upon in awe!

[Tharsis_]

Woah that intro idea is cool to reverse a video of the little black pieces being knocked apart so it looks like the black pieces are coming together to form the text

[ryi-rye]

found this channel by watching the blockhead secret. Nice video btw 👍

[bh]

Very good, but could do without the crappy music.

[Electricsea]

I remember when you play the blockhead