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ID: 12211
The sole secondary mirror that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was deployed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 24, 2016.
The Webb telescope uses many mirrors to direct incoming light into the telescope's instruments. The secondary mirror is called the secondary mirror because it is the second surface the light from the cosmos hits on its route into the telescope.
JWST Secondary Mirror Deployment
The Webb telescope uses many mirrors to direct incoming light into the telescope's instruments. The secondary mirror is called the secondary mirror because it is the second surface the light from the cosmos hits on its route into the telescope.
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Michael McClare (HTSI): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (HTSI): Cinematographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Cinematographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Technical Support
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Editor
Michael P. Menzel (Genesis Engineering Solutions, Inc.): Editor
Michael McClare (HTSI): Cinematographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Cinematographer
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Technical Support
Nasreen Alkhateeb (AIMM): Lead Editor
Michael P. Menzel (Genesis Engineering Solutions, Inc.): Editor
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's 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 >> JWST
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Cleanroom
SVS >> Mirror
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Optics
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12211
Mission:
James Webb Space Telescope - JWST
This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics B-Roll
Keywords:
SVS >> JWST
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Cleanroom
SVS >> Mirror
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Optics
