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ID: 11769
A major test of the sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was conducted in July 2014 by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, Calif. For the first time, the five sunshield test layers were unfolded and separated; unveiling important insights for the engineers and technicians as to how the deployment will take place when the telescope launches into space.
The sunshield will allow the telescope to cool down to a temperature below 50 Kelvin (equal to -370 degree F, or -223 degree C) by passively radiating its heat into space.
JWST's Sunshield Full Deploy Test Time Lapse
The sunshield will allow the telescope to cool down to a temperature below 50 Kelvin (equal to -370 degree F, or -223 degree C) by passively radiating its heat into space.
Credits
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Videographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Project Support
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Videographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Project Support
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Mission:
James Webb Space Telescope - JWST
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Astrophysics B-Roll
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SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
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SVS >> Space
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA Science >> Universe
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11769
Mission:
James Webb Space Telescope - JWST
This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics B-Roll
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> JWST
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Star
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Time Lapse
