Engineers Work with the Backplane (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Engineers Work with the Backplane

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Scientists and engineers at Northrop Grumman work with the Backplane Structure Test Article (BSTA) or "spine" of the Webb Telescope. The BSTA is only 1/6 the size of the backplane that will fly on the telescope.

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Northrop Grumman

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