Testing Webb Mirror (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Testing Webb Mirror

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The conclusion of this test represents the team's final in a long series of checkpoints designed to ensure Webb's 18 hexagonal mirrors are prepared for a long life of profound discovery.

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Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn

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