Webb Telescope Structure Unpackd and Positioned Vertically 8-26-2015
JWST flight structure is moved to a vertical position on a tiltable platform in the cleanroom at GSFC
The flight structure of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is moved into a vertical position on a tiltable platform in the cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on August 26th 2015
The telescope structure includes the primary mirror backplane assembly; the main backplane support fixture; and the deployable tower structure that lifts the telescope off of the spacecraft. The three arms at the top come together into a ring where the secondary mirror will reside.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Cinematographer
- Michael McClare (HTSI)
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Editors
- Michael McClare (HTSI)
- Nasreen Alkhateeb (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Project support
- Swarupa Nune (InuTeq)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, January 22, 2016.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT.