Download James Webb Telescope Vs Hubble Pictures. In 1990, nasa launched the hubble space telescope. James webb was the second administrator of nasa from 1961 to 1968 during a time when venturing beyond the confines of earth's atmosphere was known the main characteristic that makes the jwst different from the others is the size of its mirror.
The powerful $8.8 billion spacecraft is also expected to take amazing photos of celestial objects like its predecessor, the hubble space telescope.
The hubble telescope required 20 years of planning, technological development, and budget allocations before it was launched in 1990. Hubble orbits about 340 miles from. Getting james webb off the ground has been a struggle for over a decade due to a series of earlier delays and cost overruns. The mirror of the hubble space telescope is 8 feet.
