Webb With Folded Sunshield (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Webb With Folded Sunshield

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The James Webb Space Telescope previously deployed its primary mirror in March 2020. Its folded sunshield is also visible in this image.

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Northrop Grumman

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