Webb Passes New Milestone
Credit: EADS ASTRIUM
The engineering test unit of a key instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope is ready for integration, marking a key milestone in the NASA-led international observatory program (see related story, p. 70). The 200-kg. (440-lb.) instrument, the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), will play a key...
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