First six of 18 mirror segments

First six of 18 mirror segments

NASA engineer Ernie Wright prepares the first six flight-ready James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center before cryogenic testing begins to confirm that the mirrors will respond as expected to the extreme temperatures of space prior to integration into the telescope's permanent housing structure.

August 28, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham

| Caption by: James Martin

 

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