Recent Accomplishments
The tables below contain a record of program and project accomplishments. The list will be updated approximately every month. Date color coding and superscripts indicate the following:
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BLACK | On Time as planned. | |
GREEN | Ahead of Planned. | |
RED | Later than Planned. | |
TAN ITALICS | Replanned Milestones ( Related article on nasa.gov ) |
This image points out various major hardware components of the observatory referred to in the tables to orient the reader. You can also explore the spacecraft in more detail with the Webb Interactive 3d Model (requires Flash plugin). Credit: STSci
2020:
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October 2020 | Complete Observatory Environmental Testing | 10/2/20 |
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April 2020 | Deliver Science and Operations Center release 2.1 | 04/30/20 |
March 2020 | Replacement CTP & TWTA installed into Spacecraft | 02/24/20 |
Conduct fourth early commissioning exercise | 02/12/20 | |
February 2020 | Flight coupled loads analysis #2 delivered | 02/28/2020 |
Command/Telemetry Processor (CTP) replacement delivered | 01/13/2020 | |
January 2020 | Spacecraft Element level Sunshield post-environment folding complete | 01/22/2020 |
2019:
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December 2019 | Replacement tunable wave traveling amplifiers (TWTAs) delivered | 11/22/19 |
November 2019 | Data Management Subsystem build 7.4 delivered | 11/25/19 |
Flight Software build 3.4 delivered | 08/30/19 | |
October 2019 | Spacecraft Element level post-environment deployments complete | 10/9/19 |
September 2019 | Install Science Payload onto Spacecraft Element | 8/23/19 |
Deliver the flight version of launch vehicle coupled loads analysis #2 and detailed assessment | Replanned to follow science payload installation (FY 20) | |
Spacecraft Element integration complete | 6/29/19 | |
Conduct contingency planning rehearsal #3 at the MOC | 9/27/19 | |
August 2019 | Complete Spacecraft Element post-launch environments and thermal vacuum testing folding | Replanned to follow science payload installation (FY 20) |
Observatory System Integration Review (Part 1) | 7/25/19 | |
Observatory System Integration Review (Part 2) | 10/19 | |
July 2019 | Received updated Cycle 1 proposals from the Guaranteed Time Observers. | 6/25/19 |
Conduct Science Operations rehearsal #5 at the MOC. | 7/12/19 | |
June 2019 | Complete Spacecraft Element post-launch environmental testing deployment. | Replanned to follow science payload installation. |
Complete the secondary mirror structure deployment driven by the Spacecraft Element. | 7/13/19 | |
May 2019 | No Milestones Planned for May. | |
April 2019 | Open thermal vacuum chamber door following testing | 5/19/19 (Feature Story) |
Conduct Wavefront Sensing rehearsal #3 at the MOC | 04/12/19 | |
March 2019 | Begin Spacecraft Element thermal vacuum test | 4/7/19 |
Deliver the flight version of launch vehicle coupled loads analysis #2 Observatory Model | 5/7/2019 | |
February 2019 | Deliver final results for SCE environmental testing | 4/5/2019 |
Conduct Early Commissioning Exercise #2 at the MOC | 03/06/19 (Government shutdown delay) | |
January 2019 | Conduct a SCE Comprehensive System Test in preparation for thermal vacuum testing | 09/26/18 |
2018:
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December 2018 | Conduct Science Operations rehearsal #4 at the MOC | 12/21/18 |
Begin Spacecraft Element vibration testing | 11/15/18 | |
Complete the validation of science payload software | 10/27/18 | |
November 2018 | Complete Spacecraft Element Acoustic Test | 10/28/18 |
Deliver Observatory Science and Operations software build | 10/19/18 | |
October 2018 | Conduct Wavefront Sensing rehearsal #2 at the Missions Operations Center (MOC) | 10/6/18 |
Stow the sunshield into launch position following repairs of the membrane covers | 9/28/18 | |
Spacecraft Element (SCE) ready for resumption of environmental testing following MCA repairs | 10/19/18 | |
September 2018 | Complete integration of the Telescope onto the Spacecraft Element | Replanned to 09/2019 |
August 2018 | Complete Telescope delivery to Northrop Grumman | Replanned to 08/2019 |
Conduct Integrated Team Exercise #1 | Alternate milestone selected for 2019 ( * )
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Cycle 1 General Observers proposal selection | Replanned to 07/2019 | |
Deliver Spacecraft Element to Observatory Integration and Test | Alternate milestone selected for 2019 ( * )
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July 2018 | Complete Ground Segment test #2 | 7/25/18 |
Retension sunshield after thermal vacuum testing of the Spacecraft Element | Replanned to 06/2019 | |
Conduct Spacecraft Element Compliance Review, part 1 | Alternate milestone selected for 2019 ( * )
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Complete Johnson Space Center (JSC) Chamber A decommissioning | 6/14/18 | |
June 2018 | Launch Readiness Exercise #1 | Alternate milestone selected for 2019 ( * )
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Deliver final version of the spacecraft handbook to NASA | 5/9/18 | |
May 2018 | Begin Spacecraft Element thermal vacuum test | Replanned to 04/2019 |
Deliver analysis of launch effects on JWST Observatory | Replanned to 03/2019 | |
April 2018 | Deliver results from Spacecraft Element acoustic and vibration tests | Replanned to 02/2019 |
Complete post shipment functional testing of the Telescope | Replanned to 01/2019 | |
March 2018 | Complete Spacecraft Element vibration test | Replanned to 11/2018 |
Spacecraft thrusters modules ready for installation | 2/19/18 | |
Ship telescope from NASA/JSC to Northrop Grumman | 2/2/18 | |
February 2018 | Complete Spacecraft Element (combined spacecraft and sunshield) Acoustic Test | Started 3/25/2018 |
Conduct Observatory Deployment Review #3 | 1/31/18 | |
January 2018 | Complete Wavefront Sensing & Control commissioning exercise | 3/10/2018 |
Install spacecraft horizontal radiator panels | 1/3/18 |
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