Statistics for James Webb Space Telescope

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What 3 space agencies developed JWST?	NASA	96%
What space telescope is JWST succeeding?	Hubble	90%
JWST hopes to see light from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the Universe after the ___ ____	Big Bang	89%
It will launch from this South American territory?	French Guiana	85%
How many layers does the sunshield have?	5	80%
What year was the initial launch planned for?	2007	75%
	European Space Agency	75%
What shape are the mirror segments?	hexagon	74%
What year did the project start?	1996	67%
What wavelength of light is JWST primarily designed to observe?	infrared	65%
The mirrors are covered in?	gold	64%
How many segments is the primary mirror made of?	18	59%
JWST will orbit at the second ________ point	Lagrange	57%
The telescope's namesake, James E. Webb was the administrator of NASA from...	1961	45%
	1968	45%
	Canadian Space Agency	43%
It will launch on an ______ _ rocket	Ariane 5	35%