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The webb telescope is so large, it must be folded like origami to fit inside its rocket fairing for the ride into space. Image captionjwst has just emerged from vibration and acoustic investigations. The james webb space telescope is an international endeavor with widespread global contributions and experts in more than a dozen countries dedicated to the build, launch, and future science of this flagship nasa space observatory.

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Nasa engineers have now completed a deployment test, unfurling the telescope's gigantic mirror into the configuration it will take in space. Accessible to the worldwide scientific community, it will offer scientists the opportunity to observe galaxy evolution, the formation of stars and planets. See how nasa's james webb space telescope works in this space.com infographic (image credit: Find images of james webb space telescope.