James Webb Space Telescope sunshield test unfolds seamlessly
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 06:20
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —A major test of the sunshield for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was conducted recently by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. For the first time, the five sunshield test layers were unfolded and separated; unveiling important insights for the engineers and technicians as to how the deployment will take place when the telescope launches into space.