Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 16, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 16, 2015 James Webb Space Telescope 'Wings' Successfully Deployed Recently inside the clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, engineers successfully completed two deployments for the James Webb Space Telescope's "wings" or side portions of the backplane structure that fold up. The wings and telescope structure are essential because they make up the telescope's carbon fiber framework which will hold all 18 of the telescope's mirrors and the tower for the primary mirror. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted November 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I can't wait to see the images from this baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted November 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wow - just more mind blowing skill / technology / and science going on from the greatest of minds working together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted November 17, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Such an amazing machine and audacious undertaking. This one is pushing the envelope and I'll be cheering it on all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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