Fluidr / James Webb Space Telescope - the Flight Telescope Structure by James Webb Space Telescope

Just arrived at NASA Goddard - the flight telescope structure of the James Webb Space Telescope. This is like the "bones" of the telescope - it will hold the mirrors and the instruments. It is at NASA Goddard for this assembly. The long struts to the left are the boom that holds the secondary mirror. The whole structure is folded up in a similar configuration to how it will look in the rocket for launch.

You can watch how the telescope will deploy here: youtu.be/bTxLAGchWnA

Image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

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