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Northrop Grumman has used this half-scale model of the sunshield it is building for the James Webb Space Telescope to demonstrate that it can keep the telescope and its instruments operating at a super-cold 30-35K. Assuring the huge shield's performance is as crucial to the mission as a successful...

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