James Webb Telescope arrives in California (in 2 pieces)

http://earthsky.org/space/james-webb-telescope-parts-arrive-in-california

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website.

“If the Hubble Space Telescope’s 2.4 meter mirror were scaled to be large enough for Webb, it would be too heavy to launch into orbit. The Webb team had to find new ways to build the mirror so that it would be light enough – only one-tenth of the mass of Hubble’s mirror per unit area – yet very strong.”  https://jwst.nasa.gov/mirrors.html

JWST and Hubble mirror comparison