NASA James Webb Space Telescope Deployment Sequence

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared science observatory ever to be sent into space. From its orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, Webb will study some of the most distant objects in the universe—but first it has to get there. Webb will be folded up inside the rocket that launches it into space, gradually unfurling as it travels to its destination beyond the Moon. This video depicts Webb's journey into orbit, capturing its travel time, distance, and its transformation as it deploys.

CREDIT: Produced by NASA and Northrop Grumman; Narration: Lee Arenberg; Writer and Director: Jonathan Arenberg; Script Consultants: Jon Lawrence, Carl Starr, Marc Kirkpatrick, Joel Green, Andy Salvatore, Connie Reese, and Bill Morelli; Technical Consultants: Brandyn Bok, Jonathan Lowe, Michale Mesarch, and Karen Richon; Animation: Faren Mandel, Vladimir Sierra, Tony Carrillo, and Juan Bautista; Voice Direction and Recording: Dan Koblosh; Editing and Music

[virginiatyree]

This is going to be exciting & nerve-racking. Hope all goes well. Thanks for posting. v

[mellissadalby]

That's one hell of a telescope. I look forward to seeing the data from it.

[agalla]

Praying it goes exactly like that🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[matiaselgart]

if i'm nervous about it, i can't imagine what the project staff must feel like. great work!