Universe  ID: 13498

The James Webb Space Telescope's Folding Mirrors

Released on March 31, 2020
Performed in early March, this most recent test involved commanding the spacecraft's internal systems to fully extend, and latch Webb's iconic 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 meter) primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space.
Credits: NASA / Sophia Roberts
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Performed in early March, this most recent test involved commanding the spacecraft's internal systems to fully extend, and latch Webb's iconic 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 meter) primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space.

Credit: NASA / Sophia Roberts

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Credits

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Video Editor
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Videographer
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
James Webb Space Telescope - JWST

Keywords:
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> JWST
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Deploy
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Testing
SVS >> Engineers
SVS >> Cleanroom
SVS >> Webb Telescope
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Engineering
SVS >> Telescope
SVS >> Northrop Grumman