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James Webb Space Telescope – “Webb”
- Launch scheduled for 2021
- 21.6 feet in diameter
- One-month travel to reach destination
- On-board solar array (2,000 watts of power for the life of the mission)
- On-board propulsion system (orbit and altitude – 10 years supply)
- Downlink 57.2 GB per day at 28 MB/sec
James Webb was NASA’s 2nd administrator and the leader of the Apollo missions