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Credit: NASA, ISS, Riccardo Rossi (ISAA) Music: Inspiring Adventure Cinematic Background by Maryna

Engineers on the ground will remotely orchestrate a complex sequence of deployments in the hours and days immediately after the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. This animation shows the nominal sequence for these deployments. Music Credit: Universal Production Music "Connecting Ideas Instrumental" Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Producer Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Lead Animator

When we talk about the enormity of the cosmos, it’s easy to toss out big numbers – but far more difficult to wrap our minds around just how large, how far, and how numerous celestial bodies really are. How big is our Milky Way Galaxy and how far away are exoplanets, the planets beyond our solar system? Read more: go.nasa.gov/2FTyhgH

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