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31 January Airane 5 Launch – James Webb Space Telescope – NASA x Lighting Maintenance
Christmas morning NASA & ESA launched the $10B James Webb Space Telescope at 7:20AM out of French Guayana. LMI assisted the transport of this space telescope many times during its construction to the NASA Goddard Space Center and Andrew’s Air Force Base. The telescope at…
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Special ServicesWe embarked on a journey to assist in transporting NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from Andrew’s Air Force Base to the NASA Goddard Space Center. LMI was given the responsibility of lifting any low hanging cables so the 16’7” tall, 126’ long, 146,500 lbs. space telescope could pass safely underneath. Although this was a new type of service for LMI, our highly skilled technicians were able to quickly adapt to each situation to keep the convoy rolling through multiple back roads and I495. Our well choreographed efforts were appreciated by NASA and the transporting company.
The telescope is a replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope and is projected to be launched into outer space in the year 2018. We wish the telescope a continued safe voyage to space
