NASA Webb Telescope structure is sound after vibration testing detects anomaly
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - 07:21
in Astronomy & Space
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now deemed "sound" and apparently unscathed, engineers have concluded, based on results from a new batch of intensive inspections of the observatory's structure, after concerns were raised in early December when technicians initially detected "anomalous readings" during a preplanned series of vibration tests, NASA announced Dec. 23.