Webb Telescope Mirror Passes Cryo Test
Credit: NORTHROP GRUMMAN
After 53 months of cutting, polishing and testing, the first flightworthy primary mirror segment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has passed a critical mission-readiness review of its cryogenic performance. The test showed that a contracting team spread across five states knows how to...
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