Where No One Has Seen Before: The James Webb Space Telescope will let us see back almost to the big bang

Back in 1990, after significant cost overruns and delays, the Hubble Space Telescope was finally carried into orbit aboard the space shuttle. Astronomers rejoiced, but within a few weeks, elation turned to dread. Hubble wasn't able to achieve anything like the results anticipated, because, simply put, its 2.4-meter mirror was made in the wrong shape.