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Behind the Webb: On the Wings of Webb (Episode 18)

The 6.6 meter (21.7-foot) wide primary mirror of the Webb telescope is so large that it will have to fold up to fit into a rocket and be launched to space. Join host Mary Estacion as she travels to ATK in Magna, Utah, where the mirror’s foldable backplane “wings” have been constructed.

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    March 21, 2013
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    Video: NASA, Mary Estacion (STScI)

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Last Updated
Aug 28, 2025
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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

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NASA, Mary Estacion (STScI)

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