How do you fit @NASA's largest and most complex space science telescope in a rocket
? You fold it in.
For the first time, @NASAWebb was folded and stowed into the same configuration it will have for launch! Now we'll test! https://go.nasa.gov/3cypn62 pic.twitter.com/6x3Bo7LtGz
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It's beautiful, like a flower! What about the platform (?). It has five different layers. How do they do that?
Thank you! The 5-layer piece is our sunshield. It keeps our telescope (which is sensitive to heat/infrared light) very cold and shaded from the light of the Earth/Sun/Moon. Read more here: https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/sunshield.html …
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Ah, a sunshield, I knew somehow that it had to be more than just a platform
! How clever !! Very interesting article, I've learnt a lot, thank you
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