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It is 100 times more powerful than the hubble space telescope, which was launched three decades ago. but as mark strassman tells us, hundreds of things have to go right before the webb telescope can take a single image. >> reporter: from its perch a million miles beyond earth, the james webb space telescope will glimpse the dawn of time like nothing before us. >> the universe is a 13.8- billion-year story, and were missing key paragraphs in the very first chapter. >> reporter: n.a.s.a. astrophys...

Gold-plated mirrors will align to create one giant mirror. its 21 feet across, six times larger than the one on the hubble space telescope. for more than three decades, hubble has given us stunning, humbling views of the universe. but, webb will be a major upgrade. like a night vision camera, this infrared telescope will search for heat signatures of the very first light after the big bang. >> we are looking for the of the faintest objects, if the telescope doesnt get cold then it will actually ...

Shield is so big, it and everything else had to fold up to fit inside the rocket. once in space, webb will carefully unfold and rebuild itself like robotic origami. project manager bill oaks. >> it is hands down the complexity of its deployment, the material its been made of, has never been tried by a nasa mission before. >> reporter: if any one of 344 parts fail, the entire mission could be jeopardized. about one-third involve deploying of that sun shield. 1,300 feet of cables almost 600 pulley...