NASA’s Next Generation Space Telescope Marks Key Milestone
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 20, 2010
The first six of 18 segments that will form NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror for space observations will begin final round-the-clock cryogenic testing this week. These tests will confirm the mirrors will respond as expected to the extreme temperatures of space prior to integration into the telescope’s permanent housing structure. The X-ray and [...]
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