Engineers Install Baffles into JWST (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Engineers Install Baffles into JWST

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Engineers reinstall one of the gold-plated baffles that helps direct heat away from the integrated science instrument module (ISIM) of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The baffles direct the heat generated by the instrument electronics safely into space and away from any cold areas of the infrared telescope.

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Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn

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