‘We nailed it!’ Webb clears major hurdle with full sunshade deployment

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Artist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope, as it appeared Jan. 4 after sunshield tensioning. Credit: NASA The final layers of the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshade were robotically pulled taut with a system of motors, cables, and pulleys Tuesday, clearing a major milestone before unfolding mirrors to collect light from the oldest galaxies …

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How CRUM Mfg Saved 20 Hours/Week with Robot Palletizing

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Manual palletizing is a very common problem for manufacturers. Integrator CRUM Manufacturing sees many companies struggling to manually palletize efficiently. One such company came to CRUM Manufacturing with a problem… A customer came to CRUM Manufacturing with a palletizing problem CRUM Manufacturing is a Universal Robots-Certified integrator of automation solutions based in Waterville, Ohio, USA. …

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NASA resumes Webb deployments after pausing for weekend

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The James Webb Space Telescope’s five-layer sunshield, seen here during ground testing at Northrop Grumman’s factory in Redondo Beach, California. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn Mission controllers started the delicate work of tightening the five razor-thin layers of the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshade Monday. Managers said the nearly $10 billion observatory is “hunky-dory” after pausing deployments …

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A Robot You Swallow

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Torrey Smith, Co-Founder of Endiatx, is changing the reputation endoscopies have for being uncomfortable. At Endiatx, they are developing a pill-sized robot that you swallow, which will then livestream your digestive system for a doctor to view. Our interviewer Abate dives in. Torrey Smith Torrey Smith is the Co-Founder & CEO of Endiatx, a medical …

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SpaceX’s first launch of 2022 will deploy more Starlink internet satellites

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File photo of a stack of Starlink satellites before a previous mission.. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX plans to kick off its 2022 launch schedule with a Falcon 9 rocket flight Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the company’s next group of Starlink internet satellites. In a change from previous Starlink missions, the Falcon 9 rocket …

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Engineers taking more time to assess Webb’s behavior in space before continuing deployments

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Northrop Grumman teams work with the sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope during ground testing. Credit: Northrop Grumman Engineers activating the James Webb Space Telescope decided Sunday to hold off tightening up the observatory’s critical sunshade to allow more time to check out the performance of its …

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Webb telescope begins unfurling tennis court-sized sunshield

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Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope with one half of its sunshield deployed. Credit: NASA Flying outbound from Earth at a distance of more than 400,000 miles, the James Webb Space Telescope extended one of two booms Friday to begin unfurling the mission’s five-layer sunshield. With the port-side boom deployed, work is underway …

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Test launch of Russia’s heavy-lift Angara rocket marred by upper stage failure

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An Angara A5 rocket lifts off Dec. 27 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense The third test launch of Russia’s heavy-lift Angara A5 rocket Dec. 27 was marred by an upper stage failure that stranded a dummy payload in a low orbit. The Angara A5 rocket launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, located …

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Webb ready for critical work to open sunshield

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JWST’s sunshield deployment during a ground test at Northrop Grumman. Credit: NASA The James Webb Space Telescope opened covers that protected the mission’s folded sunshield Thursday, and deployed a momentum flap to help the observatory balance against the unending light pressure from the sun. The steps pave the way for a critical three days of …

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Long March 7A rocket deploys two Chinese tech demo satellites

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A Long March 7A rocket lifts off Dec. 23 from the Wenchang space center. Credit: CASC China launched two classified Shiyan satellites Dec. 23 into a geostationary transfer orbit aboard a Long March 7A rocket, one of the country’s newest launch vehicles. The mission took off from China’s Wenchang launch base on Hainan Island. The …

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