Universe  ID: 10956

Webb Telescope Flight Mirror Cryogenic Testing at Marshall Space Flight Center

Released on April 9, 2012
The Webb Telescope's primary mirror has 18 hexagonal mirror segments. This footage taken at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center shows 6 primary mirror segments being prepared readied for cryogenic testing.
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The Webb Telescope's primary mirror has 18 hexagonal mirror segments. This footage taken at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center shows 6 primary mirror segments being prepared readied for cryogenic testing.

Credits

Michael McClare (HTSI): Producer
Michael McClare (HTSI): Videographer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
James Webb Space Telescope - JWST

This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics B-Roll

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> JWST
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Testing
SVS >> Astronomy
SVS >> B-Roll
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Optics
SVS >> Cryogenics
SVS >> Beryllium
SVS >> Polishing
SVS >> CSA
SVS >> Canadian Space Agency
SVS >> European Space Agency