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Jan 16, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
A work of patience:
The #NASAWebb mirror deployment has started yesterday, moving ~1 mm/day for the next ~10 days for a total of 12.5 mm.
After that, they’ll be ready for @NASAWebb ultimate goal: mirror alignment! #JWST
Each mirror has an individual designation: A, B, or C. This denotes to which segment belongs each of the three mirror prescriptions.