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Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

It's the sizeof a three-story building, tested at temperatures, you know, at 50 degrees...

[MIKE CHUCKLING] It's the size
of a three-story building, tested at temperatures, you know, at 50 degrees above absolute zero,
and it worked great. That's almost miraculous. [AMBER CHUCKLING] There was
this awesome day at Goddard that people have been looking
forward to for years, really. They raised it upright
and rotated it towards the viewing area, and we all got to see that mirror. And that was just a, like,
"Whew, don't start crying" moment. [LAUGHS] I mean, because you're... you're seeing
your own reflection in the same mirror
that's going to detect light from infant galaxies and distant planets. And to think that it's also seeing me?
Like, that was... that was really cool

Full Transcript

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[MIKE CHUCKLING] It's the size of a three-story building,
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tested at temperatures, you know,
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at 50 degrees above absolute zero, and it worked great.
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That's almost miraculous.
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[AMBER CHUCKLING] There was this awesome day at Goddard
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that people have been looking forward to for years, really.
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They raised it upright and rotated it towards the viewing area,
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and we all got to see that mirror.
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And that was just a, like, "Whew, don't start crying" moment.
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[LAUGHS]
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I mean, because you're... you're seeing your own reflection
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in the same mirror that's going to detect light
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from infant galaxies and distant planets.
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And to think that it's also seeing me? Like, that was... that was really cool.
Duration
50 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:50
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Follows a team of engineers and scientists in an ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope and take the next giant leap in the understanding of the universe.
I remember it getting ready for vibration and acoustics. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:31
I remember it getting ready for vibration and acoustics.
The team, they were always amazing people. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:57
The team, they were always amazing people.
it worked the first time. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:19
it worked the first time.
We have a mission that's basically ready. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:15
We have a mission that's basically ready.
[AMBER] All of these years we've put into getting this telescope - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:12
[AMBER] All of these years we've put into getting this ...
[SIRENS WAILING] - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:10
[SIRENS WAILING]
[MIKE] Do I like launches? Well... - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:15
[MIKE] Do I like launches? Well...
We are just about 12 hours from launching. Fingers crossed that the weather holds, - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:21
We are just about 12 hours from launching. Fingers crossed t...
[THOMAS] I write both speeches by myself. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:54
[THOMAS] I write both speeches by myself.
[MAN IN FRENCH] All propulsion parameters are normal. Trajectory is normal. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:06
[MAN IN FRENCH] All propulsion parameters are normal. Trajec...
[THOMAS IN ENGLISH] "Today's launch was not successful, - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:41
[THOMAS IN ENGLISH] "Today's launch was not succes...
[CLANKS] - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:06
[CLANKS]
{\an8}[MAN IN FRENCH] ESC shutdown. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:16
{\an8}[MAN IN FRENCH] ESC shutdown.
[MAN IN FRENCH] Separation of the Webb Telescope. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:08
[MAN IN FRENCH] Separation of the Webb Telescope.
[BOTH CHUCKLING] - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:14
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Webb will remain on internal battery power until its singular solar array unfurls. - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:11
Webb will remain on internal battery power until its singula...
[MALE REPORTER] Webb now, uh, has its array out, - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:21
[MALE REPORTER] Webb now, uh, has its array out,
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING] - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:20
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
[REPORTER 2] Over the next few weeks, Webb will continue deploying - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:27
[REPORTER 2] Over the next few weeks, Webb will continue dep...
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] - Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine 00:49
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]