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The Webb Telescope's Actuators: Curving Mirrors in Space
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NASA image release December 9, 2010 Caption: The James Webb Space Telescope's Engineering Design Unit (EDU) primary mirror segment, coated with gold by Quantum Coating Incorporated. The actuator is located behind the mirror. Credit: Photo by Drew Noel NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a wonder of modern engineering. As the planned successor to the Hubble Space telescope, even the smallest of parts on this giant observatory will play a critical role in its performance.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Webb Telescope's Actuators: Curving Mirrors in Space. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001917.
