The Biggest Space Telescope in the Universe
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. Alfonso gave the example of webb's tennis cort sized sun shields. The next challenge is how to get the telescope working in space. If it has any problems, it's too far out for astronauts to fix 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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