Testing Placement of the Webb Mirror Segments (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Engineers at the Goddard Space Flight Center test the robotic-like fixture that will place the primary mirror segments of the Webb Telescope onto the telescopes back plane.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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