In March 2014, the James Webb Space Telescope's flight Near Infrared
Spectrograph (NIRSpec) was installed into the instrument module. NIRSpec
joins the flight Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Fine Guidance Sensor/
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS) and
Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) which are already integrated into the
ISIM, making the instrument module complete.
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large space telescope, optimized
for infrared wavelengths. It is scheduled for launch later in this
decade. Webb will find the first galaxies that formed in the early
universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way galaxy. Webb will
peer through dusty clouds to see stars forming planetary systems,
connecting the Milky Way to our own solar system. Webb's instruments
will be designed to work primarily in the infrared range of the
electromagnetic spectrum, with some capability in the visible range.
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