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Canada's contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope

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Canada's contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope

2021-12-23 – The James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

The CSA has contributed two important elements:

  • the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS), which will allow the telescope to point at and focus on objects of interest
  • the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), a scientific instrument that will help study exoplanets and distant galaxies

In exchange, Canada will receive a guaranteed share of Webb's observation time. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Honeywell Canada)

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