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Testing the JWST's optical systems
The full scale model of JWST in front of the Austin skyline
NASA's thermal vacuum testing chamber was upgraded and remodeled to test JWST
JWST cryogenic mirror testing
The "IEC" houses all of the electronics for the Webb telescope's scientific instruments
JWST will reveal more of the detail within views like this one captured by Hubble
JWST's golden mirrors
The "Big Red" chamber that tests JWST equipment to withstand very cold temperatures
JWST components being tested under extreme conditions
A rendering of the JWST in space
A Guinness record for largest science lesson ever (shown above) was set at the model of the JWST at SXSW
JWST mirror canisters
JWST's secondary mirror
Bobak Ferdowsi, aka NASA Mohawk Guy, visits the full-scale model of the JWST at SXSW
A clear reflection on JWST's secondary mirror
A giant "erector set" structure supports JWST test components
The truck that will transport the JWST
Article Summary
NASA astronomers involved in the mission of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) say the successor to the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes will likely enable mankind to finally answer the existential question "Are we alone?" within this generation. That was one of the clear themes in a recent panel discussion on the telescope at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, where a full scale model of the JWST was also on display outdoors all week long.
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