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Vibration Testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Released on March 28, 2017

Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space Telescope team completed the environmental portion of vibration testing on the telescope.

A shaker table is used to shake satellites to ensure a spacecraft like Webb can withstand the shaking that comes with a ride into space on a rocket. The new vibration test system simulates the forces the telescope will feel during the launch by vibrating it from 5 to 100 times per second. For more information about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, visit: www.jwst.nasa.gov or www.nasa.gov/webb.

Credits

Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Video Editor
Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Daniel Alvarado Varela (NASA/GSFC): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer
Rob Gutro (NASA/GSFC): Writer
Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Writer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center