The NIRSpec Instrument is Prepped for Micro-Shutter Array and Focal Plane Assembly Replacement
Released on July 20, 2015
Engineers from Airbus and the European Space Agency (ESA) work inside NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s large clean room to remove the cover on Webb Telescope’s Near InfraRed Spectrometer (NIRSpec) instrument in preparation for the replacement of the Micro Shutter Array (MSA) and the Focal Plane Assembly (FPA)
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Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Producer Lead Cinematographer Lead Editor