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A major piece of the James Webb Space Telescope, the mirror's primary backplane support, arrived Aug. 22 2014 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for testing in the X-ray and Cryogenic Test Facility. The backplane is the backbone of the telescope, supporting its 18 beryllium mirrors, instruments and other elements while the telescope is looking into deep space.
JWST's Backplane Arrives at Marshall for Testing
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Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Editor
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Videographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Project Support
Swarupa Nune (InuTeq): Project Support
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Editor
Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Videographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Project Support
Swarupa Nune (InuTeq): Project Support
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11770
This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics B-Roll
Keywords:
SVS >> Galaxy
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> JWST
SVS >> Universe
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Star
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Cryogenics
