Work begins on Hubble's replacement

Work has begun on the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope at a new, state-of-the-art facility in Alabama. The mirror pieces will be shaped, but not polished, in a $1.2m, 20,000 square foot facility opened this month.
The primary mirror is 6.5m in diameter

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Good to see tihs get started. The less of a gap between Hubble and the JWT the better!

At least there's light at the end of the tunnel!
Keith..