The JWST, now scheduled to launch next October (thank you, coronavirus, not) appears to have passed the key environmental launch test.
This means that the observatory was put through a simulation of the exact conditions that it will face when launched on an Ariane 5 rocket.
Given how much money and work has gone into this thing, NASA and ESA are taking every precaution to ensure that the launch will be a success.
(I'm pretty sure the mirrors work too...)
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