Performed in early March, this most recent test involved commanding the spacecraft's internal systems to fully extend, and latch Webb's iconic 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 meter) primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space. Credits: NASA / Sophia Roberts
Credits
Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Producer Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Video Editor Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Videographer Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
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