Inside the James Webb Telescope Factory: Building NASA's $10 Billion Space Observatory

Go inside the unprecedented construction of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful and expensive space observatory ever built. This video reveals every step of creating this $10 billion infrared telescope, from polishing 18 gold-coated beryllium mirror segments to the revolutionary deployment one million miles from Earth that will show us the birth of the universe itself.

Watch as engineers achieve nanometer-precision mirror polishing, apply microscopically thin gold coatings for optimal infrared reflectivity, assemble the iconic 21.3-foot hexagonal primary mirror, fabricate a tennis-court-sized sunshield keeping instruments at -400°F, integrate four revolutionary science instruments, survive 100 days of cryogenic testing in NASA's historic Chamber A, deploy 344 single-point failures perfectly in space, and deliver the deepest views of the universe ever captured.

Operating at L2, Webb is designed for a minimum 10-year mission, though its careful launch and efficient trajectory have left enough propellant for potentially 20+ years of operations. The telescope continues to make groundbreaking discoveries weekly, fundamentally changing our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.

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This video uses AI technology for educational purposes. The manufacturing processes and telescope capabilities shown are AI-generated simulations based on publicly available NASA information and may not represent actual production methods or final specifications.