The Hexagonal-Shaped Mirror (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption The JWST telescope is composed of 18 hexagonal-shaped segments. Here, one of the 18 segments is shown ready to be shipped from Axsys Technologies which manufactured the mirror blanks. Credit Axsys Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.