How the James Webb Space Telescope Deploys
In short: Explore the complex origami-like engineering required to unfold the James Webb Space Telescope in orbit.
A 1:52 short film in the series “Space Frontiers”.
Sources used in this film: NASA, “Deployment - NASA Science”; NASA, “The Secrets of NASA's Webb Telescope’s "Deployable Tower Assembly" - NASA”; NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, “NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | The Webb Telescope's Unfolding Secondary Mirror”; NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, “NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | James Webb Space Telescope”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA — Deployment - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — The Secrets of NASA's Webb Telescope’s "Deployable Tower Assembly" - NASA · View →
- NASA Scientific Visualization Studio — NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | The Webb Telescope's Unfolding Secondary Mirror · View →
- NASA Scientific Visualization Studio — NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | James Webb Space Telescope · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA: Deployment - NASA Science
- Also: NASA: The Secrets of NASA's Webb Telescope’s "Deployable Tower Assembly" - NASA
- Also: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | The Webb Telescope's Unfolding Secondary Mirror
- Also: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | James Webb Space Telescope
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