How will NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shed the heat generated by its science instruments and their supporting electronics? To anyone who is not an engineer or scientist, the answer might be complex and “baffling,” and it turns out the process is exactly that. Webb’s four science instruments are held within a support structure called…
NASA’s Webb Telescope ‘Hangs Out’ in Houston
Houston might have a high of 95 degrees Fahrenheit this week, but NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will soon be hanging out in a vibration-isolating “hammock,” with the best air conditioning available, courtesy of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. In preparation for the Webb telescope’s upcoming cryogenic testing, engineers at Johnson have suspended it…