James Webb Space Telescope successfully unfolds its giant gold mirror in space
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The James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the unfolding of its giant gold mirror on Saturday. This rounds out some of the greatest challenges and deployments for Webb since it launched 14 days ago.
It's the largest mirror NASA has ever built, but its size created a unique problem. The mirror was so large that it couldn't fit inside a rocket. Engineers designed the telescope as a series of moving parts that can fold origami-style and fit inside a 16-foot (5-meter) space for launch.
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