#JWST’s 30 Days of #Terror

JWST’s 30 Days of Terror

Remember NASA's Curiosity Rover and the 7 minutes of terror it would experience going through the atmosphere of Mars? Well, mission controllers managing the James Webb launch and deployment have a similar situation, except their terror will last 30 days. Shortly after launch, JWST will begin the first of 40 major deployments, using hundreds of actuators to extend its sunshield and deploy its mirror. It's going to be grueling for everyone involved.

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