The James Webb Space Telescope's Folding Mirrors
Performed in early March, this most recent test involved commanding the spacecraft's internal systems to fully extend, and latch Webb's iconic 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 meter) primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space.
Credits: NASA / Sophia Roberts
Performed in early March, this most recent test involved commanding the spacecraft's internal systems to fully extend, and latch Webb's iconic 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 meter) primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space.
Credit: NASA / Sophia Roberts
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Videographers
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Animator
- Bailee DesRocher (USRA)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.