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‘I went and had an ugly cry’: NASA official describes reaction to first test photos from James Webb telescope
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‘I went and had an ugly cry’: NASA official describes reaction to first test photos from James Webb telescope
Description
July 12, 2022
NASA astrophysicist Jane Rigby described her reaction to the first test photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, saying she was overwhelmed by the images because they showed the telescope worked and that it had beat expectations. “I went and had an ugly cry,” she said.
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‘I went and had an ugly cry’: NASA official describes reaction to first test photos from James Webb telescope
Description
July 12, 2022
NASA astrophysicist Jane Rigby described her reaction to the first test photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, saying she was overwhelmed by the images because they showed the telescope worked and that it had beat expectations. “I went and had an ugly cry,” she said.
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