How the James Webb Space Telescope Deploys Its Sunshield
In short: The James Webb Space Telescope utilizes a five-layer, tennis court-sized sunshield to protect its infrared instruments from the heat and light of the Sun, Earth, and Moon [src_01, src_05, src_09].
A 1:44 short film in the series “Engineering Marvels”.
Sources used in this film: NASA Science, “Webb's Sunshield - NASA Science”; NASA, “The Complex Material Engineering of NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA”; NASA, “Webb and Origami - NASA Science”; NASA, “Sunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA’s Next Flagship Telescope - NASA”; NASA, “A Mechanical Harmony to NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA”; NASA, “Webb Mission Timeline - NASA Science”; European Space Agency, “Webb”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA Science — Webb's Sunshield - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — The Complex Material Engineering of NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA · View →
- NASA — Webb and Origami - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — Sunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA’s Next Flagship Telescope - NASA · View →
- NASA — A Mechanical Harmony to NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA · View →
- NASA — Webb Mission Timeline - NASA Science · View →
- European Space Agency — Webb · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA Science: Webb's Sunshield - NASA Science
- Also: NASA: The Complex Material Engineering of NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA
- Also: NASA: Webb and Origami - NASA Science
- Also: NASA: Sunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA’s Next Flagship Telescope - NASA
- Also: NASA: A Mechanical Harmony to NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield - NASA
- Also: Webb Mission Timeline - NASA Science
- Also: European Space Agency: Webb
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