NASA and Northrop Grumman are keeping a "trained eye" on the James Webb Space Telescope, by training their engineers on how to handle and assemble the telescope's Optical Telescope Element (OTE).
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Telescope Mirrors Learn How to ‘Be Cool’
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Three of the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors segments are being tested at the Marshall Center. Image credit: NASA/MSFC
Three of the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors segments are making their way through cryogenic temperature tests at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Click the “View Video” link for an update on the mirrors’ progress from Ernie Wright test conductor X-ray and Cryogenic Facility.> View Video (Windows, Streaming)
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The first mirror segment that will fly on the James Webb Space Telescope has completed its first series of cryogenic temperature tests in the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility.
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