James Webb Space Telescope emerges successfully from final thermal vacuum test

The James Webb Space Telescope’s spacecraft element being prepared for entry into Northrop Grumman’s large thermal vacuum chamber in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Northrop Grumman

Webb’s spacecraft being lifted into Northrop Grumman’s thermal vacuum chamber for environmental testing to ensure that its hardware will function in the vacuum of space. “The teams from Northrop Grumman and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center are to be commended for a successful spacecraft thermal vacuum test, dedicating long hours to get where we are now,” said Jeanne Davis, program manager for the James Webb Space Telescope Program.

Source: phys.org