Good job guys. We 
JWST.
Given it will operate from L2, I have 2 questions.
1. Are there any methods through which JWST can avoid shield/mirror/system damage from micrometeorites ?
2. Are the layers able to protect the sensor from ionizing radiation from the sun (eg flares) ?
It's #throwbackthursday - we wanted to share a view you may not have seen from October 2019, when technicians successfully fully deployed each of #NASAWebb's 5 uniquely-sized sunshield layers to the positions they will be in while orbiting the Sun a million miles away from Earth.pic.twitter.com/XpjBC1QPs4
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Good questions! Q1: Tests showed micrometeoroids would have a negligible effect on beryllium mirrors. https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#micro …
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Nice, but please use the metric system.
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