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Webb's Primary Mirror Segments Go into Cryogenic Testing
NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight-ready primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 20...
- Date
- Dec 13, 2023
- Observatory
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Credit
- NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
- Archive ID
- 4259
NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight-ready primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 2011. This represents the first six of 18 segments that will form NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror for space observations.
Credits
Image
NASA, David Higginbotham (NASA-MSFC)