Elements of Webb: Kapton Ep06
Elements of Webb EP06: Kapton.
The Webb Telescope has a tennis court size sunshield made out of a thin material called Kapton. It shields the exposed mirrors and science instruments from the light and heat of the Sun, Earth and moon. How well can a material 1/1,000th of an inch think work? Find out on this Episode of Elements of Webb. #UnfoldTheUniverse
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Writer
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Editors
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Videographers
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Duncan Wiles
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Production assistant
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Animators
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Bailee DesRocher (USRA)
- Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA)
- Krystofer Kim (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Jonathan North (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:43 PM EDT.