With Webb’s Mid-Booms Extended, Sunshield Takes Shape

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With Webb’s Mid-Booms Extended, Sunshield Takes Shape

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From NASA:
“ With the successful extension of Webb’s second sunshield mid-boom, the observatory has passed another critical deployment milestone. Webb’s sunshield now resembles its full, kite-shaped form in space.”

https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/31/ ... kes-shape/

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