The Big Chill
August 19, 2011
The James Webb Space Telescope’s huge primary mirror is made up of 18 smaller mirrors. At NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., “Behind the Webb” looks at their environmental and thermal testing is preparing them the mirrors for the hazards of space. credit: NASA
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Disaster Accident, Technology Internet, Environment, Space exploration, European Space Agency, Telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Huntsville, Alabama, Mirror, Primary mirror, NASA, James Webb Space Telescope, Optics