Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The most prominent and beautiful part of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is its gold primary mirror with its smaller, secondary mirror suspended out in front. Learn more about the Webb Telescope's optics system (and how it will be commissioned) in this short social media video.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center

Michael Starobin (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
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Rich Melnick (KBRwyle): Video Editor
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
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Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Animator
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Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support

Download this video at: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14072