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JWST early design concept

JWST early design concept
JWST early design concept An early concept for the James Webb Space Telescope – known at the time as the Next Generation Space Telescope – was designed by a Goddard Space Flight Center-led team. It already incorporated a segmented mirror, an “open” design, and a large deployable sunshield. NASA