James Webb Space Telescope (Jwst) Sunshield Deployment Test
- Synopsis
- A major test of the sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was conducted in July 2014 by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. For the first time, the five sunshield test layers were unfolded and separated, unveiling important insights for the engineers and technicians as to how the deployment will take place when the telescope launches into space. [1 minutes 24 seconds]
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Subjects
- Space science
- Keywords
- space technology; telescopes
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAe9Ovca5Q&list=UUfi4_aCc2nEhtUMSGqaim_Q
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
- jwst@lists.nasa.gov
- Web
- http://jwst.nasa.gov/index.html External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
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