Primary Mirror Fully Deployed (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Primary Mirror Fully Deployed

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The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is planned to be deployed only once more on Earth, before being packaged for delivery to South America.

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Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn

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