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ATK delivers backbone of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Submit on Friday, August 23rd, 2013 22:57

ATK has shipped the primary mirror backplane support structure (PMBSS) for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Marshall Space Flight Center. The highly engineered PMBSS is the backbone of the telescope, supporting the telescope’s beryllium mirrors, instruments and other elements.

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