Universe ID: 12780

A Look at Webb Telescope’s Specially Designed Shipping Container

Released on December 6, 2017

When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope needs to move, it must be carefully packed inside a specially designed container called the Space Telescope Transporter for Air, Road, and Sea (STTARS). As the name implies, the container protects Webb during its journeys on ground, above ground, and over water. The massive container weighs approximately 165,000 pounds (almost 75,000 kilograms) and dwarfs Webb in terms of mass — the telescope weighs approximately 14,000 pounds (6,350 kilograms) here on Earth. All of that bulk is needed to keep Webb’s individual parts, and eventually the fully assembled telescope, safe during the journey to the launch pad.

Credits

Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Eric Villard (InuTec, LLC): Writer
Eric Villard (InuTec, LLC): Producer
Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Video Editor
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Video Editor

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center