Prepping the Sunshield for Stowing (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Prepping the Sunshield for Stowing

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Both sides of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield were lifted vertically in preparation for the folding of the sunshield layers.

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NASA/Chris Gunn

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