The Biggest Space Telescope in the Universe (UPDATE!)
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
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How to Squeeze a Space Telescope Into a Rocket
Engineers had to look for a material that was light and could fold up. They found a material called aluminis capton, which is similar to potato chip bags. Just think of all the trips you could take to space in a bag like that. If it has any problems, it's too far out for astronauts to fix it. There's no fixing it. So how do they make sure it works if it's more than a million miles away? You test, test, test and test again.
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