The NIST M48 Coordinate Measuring Machine, with Webb Telescope Components (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

The NIST M48 Coordinate Measuring Machine, with Webb Telescope Components

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This image shows three of the four James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Backplane Support Structure fixtures on the NIST M48 Coordinate Measuring Machine.

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John Stoup/NIST

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