First 6 Flight-ready James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Segments (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

First 6 Flight-ready James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Segments

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NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham

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